Better late than never. The Toronto Raptors franchise has finally decided to retire Vince Carter’s jersey on Saturday, November 2. The number 15’s flocked tunic was hung from the roof of Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, November 2. This is how iconic players are celebrated in the NBA, but few have to wait this long.
Raptor from 1998 to 2004, Carter made the history of his franchise by offering a spectacular game. Winner of a memorable dunk contest in 2000, the guard is considered one of the best basketball players in history in this exercise. As another witness to his talent and athletic qualities, a dunk that became legendary on Frenchman Fred Weis (2.18 m) with Team USA during the Sydney Games in 2000.
A complicated ending with the Raptors
The story between the Raptors and the guard ended badly, with the player losing his influence and popularity with the fans. But time has passed and the only NBA basketball player to play in four different decades (1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020) ended up, twenty after the end of his Canadian adventure, receiving a deserved tribute during a ceremony “which he had been waiting for for a while”.
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Now 47 years old, Vince Carter, moved by the honor rendered, will also be celebrated on January 25 by another franchise: the Nets, where he played from 2004 to 2009. The Brooklyn franchise, formerly in the New Jersey, will also retire the jersey of the player with 22 seasons in the NBA (a record, which he still shares with LeBron James).
