Defying Father Time: 40-year-old Vince Carter's 2016-17 blessings

Posted Apr 12, 2017
At one time, Vince Carter was on top of the basketball world. He came onto the national scene during his high-flying days at UNC and burst into the NBA as a scoring, dunking machine with the Toronto Raptors who was named Rookie of the Year. He became an All-Star and put on arguably the most awe-inspiring performance in NBA Slam Dunk Contest history. (Yardbarker)

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