Raptors will retire Vince Carter's number on November 2
Nearly 26 years after scoring the first-ever basket at Scotiabank Arena, formerly Air Canada Centre, Vince Carter will become the first Toronto Raptors player to have his jersey go into the rafters. The Raptors are planning to retire Carter’s No. 15 when they host the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 2, sources tell TSN. This marks the first jersey retirement for the franchise, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary season in 2024-25.Source: TSN
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CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Vince Carter to be first Raptors player with jersey retired, but some execs disagreed with choice, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/vince… – 11:54 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Vince Carter as a Raptor:
23.4 PPG
5.2 RPG
1.3 SPG
Rookie of the Year
6x All-Star
2x All-NBA
Dunk Contest Champ
The first Raptor to get his jersey in the rafters. pic.x.com/tmyoh6fotv – 10:12 AM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Vince Carter talks to the Post about his upcoming #Nets jersey retirement: “It’s truly an honor for me and my family to see #15 go up into the rafters. It’s a dream come true knowing that it will sit next to my childhood hero Dr J. I’m forever grateful…” nypost.com/2024/09/21/spo… – 10:44 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Sunday notes on a Saturday: Why Terry Rozier stands as a Heat swing vote in the campaign ahead. sun-sentinel.com/2024/09/21/ira… Plus: Duncan Robinson’s puck passion; the Heat angles in Vince Carter jersey retirement; WNBA return?; familiar faces in foreign places; Adebayo’s deal; more. – 9:04 AM
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There were high-ranking members of the organization who maintained that Kyle Lowry should be the first to receive the honour, having spent nearly a decade with the club, been the face of its most successful era, and led it to a championship. -via TSN / September 23, 2024
He has said that he plans to represent Toronto when he is officially enshrined as a Hall of Famer the weekend of Oct. 12. The relationship between player and fanbase, or player and organization, has healed considerably in recent years – winning a title in 2019 didn’t hurt – but the decision to retire Carter’s jersey will be a polarizing one. Even internally, it wasn’t a slam dunk. -via TSN / September 23, 2024
Michael Scotto: The Brooklyn Nets will retire Vince Carter’s jersey in a ceremony on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Barclays Center. This is the seventh jersey retirement in franchise history, joining Dražen Petrović, Jason Kidd, John Williamson, Bill Melchionni, Julius Erving, and Buck Williams pic.x.com/r4vl9c6qnf -via Twitter @MikeAScotto / September 19, 2024
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