My question is, why did it take so long?
Head to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Octoberlegendary Vince Carter The Toronto Raptors will retire his No. 15 jersey, according to reports on Monday. TSN's Josh LewenbergThe ceremony will take place on November 2nd when Toronto plays the Atlanta Hawks.
Carter will become the first Raptors player to have his jersey retired. (RELATED: Adrian Wojnarowski gives up exorbitant $20 million to move from ESPN to St. Bonaventure: Report)
The 47-year-old will have his number retired on Jan. 25 when the Brooklyn Nets play the Miami Heat.
Carter has been named to eight All-Star teams, two All-NBA teams and won Rookie of the Year in 1999 during his career, and let's not forget his iconic status as a dunker, winning the Dunk Contest in 2000. And that was back when the Dunk Contest actually brought talented players onto the court.
The Raptors plan to retire Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey when they host Sacramento on Nov. 2, per a TSN source.
Nearly 26 years after scoring his first goal at Scotiabank Arena, VC will be the first player in the franchise's 30-year history to have his uniform hoisted to the ceiling. pic.twitter.com/0YGEPSPTap
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) September 23, 2024
More on the Raptors' decision to retire Vince Carter's jersey (no easy decision by any means) and the (mostly) repaired but still complicated relationship between the Hall of Famer and the organization that put him on the NBA map: https://t.co/kFvIUlpOYE
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) September 23, 2024
Vince Carter is 2000So, with all he's accomplished for the Raptors, one has to wonder why it took them so long to make this decision, especially after the Nets?!
Terrible, really terrible.
