The 2008 MVP seemed surprisingly comfortable in his post-playing career life.
Eight-time All-Star swingman Vince Carter, an inductee into this year's Naismith Hall of Fame class, numbered among that first wave of "Next Jordan" contenders — along with Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Fame shooting guard Kobe Bryant, All-Star Jerry Stackhouse, and more.
"Knowing Kobe and his approach, and how he was, how he approached the game," Carter offered. "He didn't have a lot of friends and he didn't care. We were cool, then throughout our years we kind of went at it. Kobe and I were about to go have a fist fight ." " him and to see the smile on his face, the hug, the conversation that we had was unbelievable," Carter continued. "I asked him about that word, 'How is it?'"
"He's like, 'Man, it is the greatest thing ever, it's the best feeling. You're gonna enjoy it. This side is not that bad 'cause I get a chance now to coach my daughter, be there for her, so on and so forth.' And I'm like, 'If Kobe Bryant, whom we all know... to be an a-hole and a degenerate of this game, can say that to me, I can say, 'I'm retiring.' And from that day forth, he and that conversation gave me the opportunity .
Carter, a two-time All-NBA honoree, finished with 1,541 career regular season games, averaging 16.7 points on .435/.371/.798 shooting splits, 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, one steal and 0.6 blocks. He also suited up for 88 career playoff bouts .
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