BEVERLY HILLS, June 26, (THEWILL) – Eight-time All-Star selection, Vincent Lemar Carter, says he is retiring from the NBA after a career record 22-years in the league.
He announced this during an appearance on The Ringer’s Winging It podcast Thursday and cleared all doubt concerning his status.
He said: “I’m officially done playing basketball professionally.”
This announcement came as a formality as Carter had always made known his plan to retire, saying his retirement was something he had to do as the clock had run out of his career.
He said: “There were times, probably in April, I was like, ‘Man, I wish this didn’t happen like that. And then, after a while, I was kind of like, ‘It is what it is.’ Once I was able to kind of put that aside and say: ‘Retire, Vince. You can go and golf now,’ it’s been easier.”
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THEWILL reports that Carter started his career with Toronto, then played for New Jersey, Orlando, Phoenix, Dallas, Memphis, Sacramento and spent his final two seasons with Atlanta.
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