Vince Carter is a name well known in the world of professional basketball, perhaps most notably for the epic finale of the Vince Carter Slam Dunk Contest which was held in Oakland, California back in 2000. This marked one of the finest and most historic moments in the entire history of basketball.
Taking place in Oakland, California over an All-Star weekend, it rapidly came to be widely known as one of the best known dunk contests in the history of the NBA. At the time, Vince Carter was playing for the team, the Toronto Raptors. This team was also the eventual winner. At the time, he was playing with his cousin and also his teammate, Tracy McGrady and Steve Francis of Houston Rockets fame.
The Slam Dunk Contest of 2000 was Vince’s first attempt at this particular contest which made it even more impressive. Most notably, Vince made the first ever full 360, also windmilling the ball, utterly amazing the spectators.
The show certainly impressed the crowd something amazing and as a result he has become one of the most widely respected players in the world of basketball. Since then, many famous videos and pictures of this epic moment in the history of basketball have started to appear and a quick search of YouTube will show you this.
In addition to his performance in the Slam Dunk Contest, Vince Carter’s career in basketball is also well known and respected for a number of other key events and rewards. Having won the NBA All-Star eight times in total, that is just the beginning of his impressive portfolio of awards. He has also accomplished the All-NBA award and earned an Olympic gold medal in 2009.
Today Vince Carter continues his prestigious career in basketball and played for the team the New Jersey Nets since 2004. He is currently playing for Orlando Magic which he joined in June of 2009, playing against other famous basketball players. His professional career in basketball began in 1998 and currently he enjoys a salary of over sixteen million dollars.
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