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The Lead

Was That Vince Carter's Last Hurrah?

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3.72.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

With the NBA season cut short because of the coronavirus, 43-year-old Vince Carter -- the only NBA player to play in four different decades -- might have played his final game much earlier than expected. The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner joins us to look back at Carter’s high-flying career, to unpack his complicated relationship with the city of Toronto, and to walk us through what might have been his final moments in the NBA.

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0:00.0

With sports leagues around the world shutting down because of the coronavirus, a number of

0:11.0

aging pro athletes might have played their last game much earlier than expected.

0:17.3

One of them is 43 year old Vince Carter, the only NBA player to play in four different

0:23.1

decades.

0:24.4

This is getting ready to check back in so the fans get their wish.

0:29.5

Hey, who knows what's going to happen, but there's no more basketball for a while after tonight.

0:34.8

This is going to go out on the floor.

0:39.0

Today, the athletics Chris Kirschner joins us to look back at Carter's incredible career

0:44.3

from his explosion onto the scene in the late 1990s.

0:47.5

Carter, oh, Vince Carter, a whirling derby going to the hoop.

0:52.9

That's one of the best for you all ever see.

0:57.4

To his complicated relationship with the city of Toronto, where he started his career,

1:07.1

to his decision to play for the lowly Atlanta Hawks at the end of his career.

1:12.0

He never wanted to be that 15th man on the bench who would never play in a game.

1:19.1

If he was going to win a ring, he wanted to win it being a contributor.

1:24.1

And though he likely won't be getting the send off he deserves,

1:27.4

we'll relive what might have been his final moments in the NBA.

1:36.9

From Wondering in the Athletic, I'm Kavifa Davidson.

1:39.6

And I'm Anders Keltow.

1:40.9

It's Friday, March 20th, and this is the lead.

1:45.3

It felt like something great was happening.

1:49.4

There was just something about the emotion and the heart.

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