Old Man, Still Amazing: A Changed Vince Carter Still Making Big Plays in Memphis

November 17th, 2016 by Kevin Ding Leave a reply »

LOS ANGELES — Watch someone long enough, as Vince Carter is allowing us to watch him, and you see the same stuff, except from new perspectives.

It was without trepidation that Carter ferociously rammed both ball and arm deep into that net in the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Same sort of thing when he soared up and over 7'2" Frederic Weis in the Olympics mere months later.

Sixteen years later, that fearlessness has evolved into something so serene it barely registers as the daredevil act it is.

Carter turns 40 in two months. He is playing in his 19th NBA season. And he goes into competition now like a samurai without his sword—but unflinching.

"I've passed the point of, 'Man, I used to dunk that.' I'm past that," Carter told Bleacher Report. "I know that's not a part of my game. I mean, it's a part of my game, but I'm just smart about it. Is the highlight of the dunk worth not being able to continue playing the game possibly?"

Most men who preen with confidence to attack at full strength would never risk following in their own footsteps and being made a fool.

Yet there was Cart ...

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