Vince Carter announces he will retire after next season

Posted Jun 5, 2019
One of the longest-tenured players in NBA history is calling it quits...but not before he breaks the record. The 42-year-old Vince Carter announced Wednesday that next season will be his last. Carter made that admission on Rachel Nichols’ ESPN show “The Jump.” When asked whether he still plans to keep playing, Carter said “I’ve got one more in me.” (Yahoo! Sports)

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