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DAYTONA BEACH — Vince Carter is one of the only people on Earth who knows what LeBron James is up against.
No one played more NBA seasons than Vinsanity’s 22 — until last season when King James sprinted past him with Year 23.
LeBron dominated this summer’s conversation, too. He left the Los Angeles Lakers and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers , enhancing their title aspirations immediately. If he suits up for the entirety of his two-year contract, he’d be 43 at the end of it.
Carter retired at that age.
“I mean, what LeBron is doing is next level,” Carter told the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Why Vince Carter played as long as he did Carter never planned to last 22 years.
“It’s funny,” he said. “When I got to the NBA, I honestly wanted to play 15 years.”
His goal was to stay in the game longer than Michael Jordan. If he managed that, he figured he would’ve done something…
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