The NBA season has been suspended indefinitely because of the coronavirus, which means Wednesday night’s game could end up being the last in 43-year-old Vince Carter’s legendary – and lengthy – NBA career.
Carter, who has played 22 seasons since being drafted by the Toronto Raptors with the fifth pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, played 13 minutes Wednesday night against the Knicks and finished with five points.
Three of those points came in the final seconds after he was subbed into the game when both teams knew what was going on with the season.
Carter, of course, nailed a 3-pointer for what could be his final points:
in what could possibly be Vince Carter’s final moment as an NBA player, he enters game in final seconds and drills 3. pic.twitter.com/g2qiIZMkhb
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 12, 2020
Then he teared up afterward while talking about his career and his future:
Vince Carter almost brought to tears reflecting on what could be his last NBA game:
"I'm appreciative… it's cool… the game's been good"
(via @HawksOnFSSE)pic.twitter.com/lRQCRGGWZI
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 12, 2020
All class by Vince.
If this is it – what a career he had.
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