“The time has come to listen to my body. It is time to bring my career with the national team to a close,” said the 33-year-old Bertāns in a statement.
Bertāns made his debut for the Latvian national team at the age of 18 on 12 August 2011, and just three weeks later, as the team’s youngest player, he took part in the 2011 European Championship finals in Šiauliai.
In 80 games for the national team, Bertāns averaged 9.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 19 minutes per g...