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TORONTO – NBA Hall of Famer Vince Carter will be in Toronto on Friday amid reports the Raptors will announce his jersey retirement.
The Raptors announced Wednesday that Carter will return to the city where his NBA career began as the team and the MLSE Foundation unveiled renovations to Vince Carter Court at Dixon Park.
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The first facility was built in 2003 by Carter’s Embassy of Hope Foundation.
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A person with knowledge of the situation told The Canadian Press on Tuesday that the Raptors will soon retire Carter’s No. 15, making him the first player in team history to receive the honour.
The president and vice-chairman of the raptors, Masai Ujiri, is also expected to appear at the event on Friday.
Carter, a seven-time all-star, played parts of seven seasons with the Raptors and was the league’s rookie of the year in the 1998-99 season. He averaged 23.4 points over 403 career regular season games with the Raptors.
This report was first published by The Canadian Press on September 25, 2024.
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