Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem is in his 20th and final season with the team and likely played in his last game Sunday. As he was honored ahead of the Heat's last regular season matchup against the Orlando Magic, center Bam Adebayo interrupted with a gift.
“There you go man, take your seat,” Adebayo said, gesturing toward a custom rocking chair gift. Initially offering it to Heat-great Dwyane Wade, who stood court side, Haslem eventually sat down with a smile.
Before the interruption, Haslem thanked his family and spoke to his hometown fans for their support throughout his long career. "Whether I was starting, whether I was the first guy off the bench or whether I didn't play at all, you guys always had my back and showed love," Haslem said."For me, that's priceless. That's beautiful. And that's why it made it all so easy, just to sacrifice everything."
Spending his whole career in Miami, he will retire as the franchise's all-time leading scorer and a three-time champion. The Heat will retire his No. 40 jersey next season. Only Haslem, Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant have remained with one franchise for two decades.
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