https://x.com/JLew1050/status/1838216760748658767
"The Raptors will retire Vince Carter’s No. 15 when they host Sacramento on Nov. 2, sources tell TSN.
Nearly 26 years after scoring the first ever basket at Scotiabank Arena, VC will be the first player in the franchise’s 30-year history to have his jersey go into the rafters."
by snowbird416
40 Comments
Half man
Raptors fans who still feel some way about the split are fine to feel that way, but this was very obviously the direction they were heading when the City Edition jersey is literally the Raptor doing Vince’s dunk.
Does he deserve 2 retired jerseys?
Hilarious these franchises are getting bullied into retiring jerseys of players who behaved like assholes while high tailing it out of town
Congratulations Vince on getting your number retired by 2 franchises.
I’m torn. I completely understand his impact to Canada basketball but also hate the way he left the team. I’d still prefer we didn’t do this.
Also I don’t know enough about other number retirements around the league. Has there ever been a player’s number retired who had so little playoff success with that team?
Going to get tickets to this game to boo him one more time
I think if the coach handled the McGrady situation better then McGrady wouldn’t have wanted out. If McGrady stays, I think Carter stays as well. That team would have been insane once McGrady hit his peak.
Retiring Carter’s number despite how he left, I think is a bit of admission of guilt on the Raps part for not handling McGrady/Carter well.
I’m ngl if he gets booed it would lowkey be hilarious fuck Vince
Absolutely pathetic by us. Lowry should be the first jersey retired.
Genuinely a disgrace.
They’re gonna have to run every ACC attendee on the polygraph to see if they’ll boo before letting them in that night
Weak move. He’s never once apologized for his behaviour and how far he set us back. Such a shame to do this.
This is so ass
Doesn’t deserve it after the stunt he pulled
fuck you Vince
This is purely a marketing move for the 30th anniversary, no real Raptors fan wanted that jersey retired.
VC still my guy tho.
The North Forgets
Lowry shouldve been first this is embarassing ngl
terrible decision
Alright, your move Miami.
Big L by MLSE, the guy forced himself out of the Raps in a hall of fame bitch ass kind of way. Everyone probably moved on except the fans
Sad day that we celebrate a player that completely gave up on us. Who do we retire next Alonzo Morning?
Terrible jersey retirement. Doesnt deserve it at all
How common is it to have your jersey retired by 2 different franchises in the same season?
This is so shady by The Raptors because Brooklyn announced this since May 15
Pathetic
Retiring Vince’s number before Lowry’s should be a criminal offence
Hell hath frozen over. But also–I mean. Why? Feels participation trophy’esque
And yes I’m fully aware of his Toronto era. I watched it.
Such a fucking joke. Dude literally quit on us, refused to dunk. Tanked his trade value. Didn’t win a playoff series. Was good for like what 3 years? Like what are we even doing here.
I already accepted it was gonna happen but I much would’ve preferred lowry to be the first. Seems like the raptors were pressured into doing Vince first after the nets announced theirs a while back and this being the franchise’s 30th anniversary.
Idk how I feel about this, conflicted af. He quit on the team then gaslit the fanbase for rightfully being mad but at the same time he put Canadian basketball on the map.
If you check is his 2004-2005 stats between the Nets and the Raptors, there is an astronomical difference between the 2
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Bruh. Raps don’t have to retire his jersey just because other teams have. He left ages ago and under shit terms. This is such a pointless gesture. Should be Lowry first.
Pathetic
Ow that is embarrassing. Dude was a legit villain!
Obvious 30th anniversary marketing ploy by MLSE. It’s a business at the end of the day to them. But as a season ticket holder at the end of Vince’s tenure, I can tell you that Vince was booed so loudly at home games that they had to sub him off of the court at times. I can say that I cannot wait to be at Lowry and DeRozan’s one day. It’s going to be unreal in that arena!
L move Masai
BOOOOOOOOOOOO
I don’t like it. We remember
Boo this man
I did not like how VC handled his exit but tbh we as a franchise can’t keep using his iconography and then not retire his jersey. Even if his tenure was not ideal, he probably had his most iconic career moments with us and it would be weird IMO for only the Nets to do so.