I grew up in France and started playing basketball in 2003. The first ever NBA game I saw was a Toronto-Houston game recorded on a VHS by my basketball coach. That game was Chris Bosh's NBA debut. I fell in love with the Raptors from that moment and spent my time watching Vince Carter compilations videos downloaded on eMule... The golden years !! He truly is a legend of Toronto and beyond, because it was not about being the best player or winning titles, but showing to the world how basketball could be fun and make you jump out of your chair!
As a fan who has held on to the bitterness for far too long, I think last night’s ceremony provided closure.
Being a kid witnessing the entire Carter breakup, I only saw the situation as black and white. His line last night saying, “The memories, however you view it, goes up tonight” really speaks to how life is rarely ever black and white and neither was the circumstance on how he left.
It’s funny, throughout the team’s young existence, I was always jealous of how other franchises have a storied history. This Carter saga can now be recorded as part of Raptors history, which is kind of neat.
I grew up in France and started playing basketball in 2003. The first ever NBA game I saw was a Toronto-Houston game recorded on a VHS by my basketball coach. That game was Chris Bosh's NBA debut. I fell in love with the Raptors from that moment and spent my time watching Vince Carter compilations videos downloaded on eMule... The golden years !! He truly is a legend of Toronto and beyond, because it was not about being the best player or winning titles, but showing to the world how basketball could be fun and make you jump out of your chair!
Very interesting read. Thank you
As a fan who has held on to the bitterness for far too long, I think last night’s ceremony provided closure.
Being a kid witnessing the entire Carter breakup, I only saw the situation as black and white. His line last night saying, “The memories, however you view it, goes up tonight” really speaks to how life is rarely ever black and white and neither was the circumstance on how he left.
It’s funny, throughout the team’s young existence, I was always jealous of how other franchises have a storied history. This Carter saga can now be recorded as part of Raptors history, which is kind of neat.