Eight-time NBA All-Star and to many NBA fans, the greatest dunker of all time, Vince Carter has confirmed with the league that he has retired from professional basketball. Carter made the announcement on the "Winging It With Vince Carter" podcast saying he is "officially done playing basketball professionally" after 22 seasons.
The coronavirus brought the NBA to an abrupt halt which effectively ended Carter's farewell tour. "If there was any disappointment because of the season -- any of that -- it was kind of easier to put it aside and handle it that way," he said. "It's like, OK, it's something bigger than my career. ... It's unfortunate, but with the coronavirus taking people's lives rapidly, that's the big picture in my mind. So I was able to put the weird ending -- the abrupt stoppage of play, to an ending -- aside for the bigger picture."
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement on Thursday, "Vince Carter has made an indelible impact on the NBA with his remarkable skill and enduring commitment." Silver went on to call Carter "a true ambassador of the game.''
Source: espn.com
