This means that what we said on the day of NBA suspension, vincent carter may have played the last game of his career, and it will really come true.
The game between the Knicks and the Hawks, the Hawks are basically hopeless in overtime. At this time, the eagle coach called Carter from the bench and asked him to go up and throw another basket.
Carter trotted from the backcourt to the frontcourt, received a pass from Trey Young and hit a three-pointer. After the game, Carter said, "Maybe this is the last game of my career. At that time, it was still 15, but I can accept it. "
Carter, who has played in the league for 22 years, probably didn't expect such a grand retirement ceremony as Kobe. Just play the last game quietly and leave quietly. It doesn't matter if this time is ahead of schedule.
Similarly, unlike Kobe, Duncan and Nowitzki, Carter's 22 years seem to have been spent flying.
He took off in Toronto. In the era when Jordan retired for the second time and the league was in urgent need of finding new idols, Carter quickly became the new popularity king after taking off again and again.
In 2000, the dunk contest made Carter's popularity reach its peak. Before the showdown between Lavin and Gordon, it was the most wonderful dunk contest, and there was no one.
At this time, the names of the four quarterbacks began to spread. Kobe Bryant's leaning back, Iverson's passing, McGrady's dry pull and Carter's dunk have become the four beautiful landscapes of the league.
Carter flew over Toronto and came to New Jersey. He finished the lore of Raptors' home game in the audience's boos, and the pleasure of revenge made Carter aftertaste for a long time, which was his final peak.
When Carter came to magic, he vaguely remembered that the title of the basketball magazine at that time was "Cloudwalker". Carter can still fly, but he flies lower and lower.
20 10 years, Carter is 33 years old. I'm afraid he never even thought that he would hit the age of 43 and continue to fly 10 season. Carter was a veteran of the league ten years ago.
In the 20 14 playoff, 37-year-old Carter defeated the spurs at the last moment of the third game, and the demigod Carter returned to the world. It was his last season and he got double digits.
Everything about Carter later seems to be when Carter chose to retire. After three seasons in Grizzlies, Carter is 40 years old. Carter was 4 1 year-old after a season as king.
When people thought that Carter was finally going to stop this time, he signed a two-year contract with the Hawks. In the first year, his three-point shooting rate even reached 38.9%.
In the long history of NBA, many stars have the ability to live to 43 years old, but they just can't change the mentality from the core of the team to the role players.
Carter's mentality probably began in the 2007-08 season. As the scoring champion last season, Carter gave the shooting right to Jefferson and Harris behind him.
He began to put down his superstar figure, reduce holding the ball and increase running without the ball. From the calf period, Carter began to become a role player, began to play as a substitute and began to enjoy basketball.
Many people are obsessed with the dunk when he was young, but he is not addicted to it. He played for eight teams in his career, but when he was about to leave, no one said that he had retired disgracefully.
The closer he gets to the end of his career, the more Carter cherishes every opportunity on the court. It's hard to say goodbye to those who have been fighting for it for 22 years.
Leslie Cheung has a saying in The Story of Teddy Boy:
I heard someone say that there is a kind of bird in this world that has no feet. It can only fly all the time, and sleep in the wind when it is tired. This bird can only land once in its life, and that is when it dies.
In the movie, Xu Zi indulges in pleasure, is bohemian, seemingly chic but also confused. In reality, Carter has been insisting on flying for what he likes, but his heart has always been extremely firm.
I think if Carter knew there were such birds in the world, he would think of himself. He has been flying for 22 years and has flown many places, but he has never really left. Even after retiring, Carter will continue to fly.