Jose Juan Barea’s career as a professional athlete ended in the way that many never imagined: on the bench. Due to an injury to his left leg, the veteran point guard of the Cangrejeros de Santurce could not be on the court in the sixth game of the Basketball Superior Nacional (BSN) quarterfinal series against the Atleticos de San Gernan and from bank suffered the elimination of his team by falling by a score of 100-84.