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Earlier today, Vince Carter officially announced that he was retiring from the NBA after having a career that lasted 22 years and spanned four decades. He started off as a member of the Toronto Raptors during a shortened season that was the result of the 1998 NBA lockout, and ended his career on the Atlanta Hawks during a season that was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. For the Hawks in particular, their season ended last March (when the league suspended all play) since they will not be traveling to Orlando, Florida next month to join 21 other teams in their quest to win the 2020 NBA championship. What symmetry to Vinsanity's career.
Anyways, thanks for the highlights, Air Canada! I'll remember all of the amazing dunks that he did during the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest—and the crowd roaring in excitement when Carter scored a last-minute alley oop (which just so happened to be his most memorable dunk during the 1999-2000 NBA season) and game-winning 3-pointer against the L.A. Clippers when I watched them play against the Raptors at STAPLES Center in March of that same year. Also, I was pondering about becoming a Toronto fan while the Lakers were down by 15 against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference Finals a few months later (but pretend that I didn't just tell you that). So many basketball memories during the first half of Y2K... That is all.
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