"Adam Dunn is not injured. More importantly, he's not retiring anytime soon.

"I'm not going anywhere," Dunn said with a laugh, standing in the White Sox clubhouse prior to Friday's contest at Progressive Field. "I promise you -- for a while."

Dunn had his left knee drained on Monday, due to a problem from before the All-Star break that happened while he working out in the weight room. But Dunn was more taken aback from the buzz caused by a Wednesday column on Yahoo! Sports, in which the headline focused on a "candid Dunn thinking about quitting."

Although Dunn had not read the article as of Friday, he reiterated his point from the interview that if he wasn't having fun in the game, he would stop playing. It was a point made in the column, but Dunn also stated later in the same piece that there was "zero chance" he was walking away.

Even in the midst of not just his worst personal effort, but a historically bad performance with the bat -- Dunn entered Friday hitting .158 -- he is still having fun as part of the White Sox.

"How I meant it was if I have to continue and sit there and not have fun doing what I've done my whole life, I'll go home," Dunn said. "But that's what I'm saying. I'm having too much fun. I enjoy playing the game, so I'm not doing it.

"This isn't quite the easiest of things, but it's still a game. I still enjoy coming to the park every day and working."

As for the knee, Dunn thought the All-Star break would help the malady simmer down a bit. He felt fine on Friday, hitting fourth against the Indians, and is ready to continue a career he hasn't considered leaving. "