Vince Carter was brought to tears during a recent event when he recalled his time playing with Toronto and his jersey retirement.

The Raptors legend was in town, days after reports the Raptors would retire his jersey this season, to reopen a city court he'd helped build 21 years ago. Despite his acrimonious departure in 2004, the future hall of famer drew nothing but cheers Friday.

Carter is not the ideal Raptor to get this honour first. He’s not the quintessential Raptor — that was Kyle Lowry. He’s not someone who never wavered in his passion for the city — that was DeMar DeRozan. He didn’t lead the Raptors to their first NBA championship — that was Kawhi Leonard. And their days will come, in one form or another.

Vince Carter spoke to the Toronto community and shared a message to the fans who may be unhappy with his Raptors' jersey retirement.

The Toronto Raptors will retire the No. 15 jersey of eight-time All-Star Vince Carter on Nov. 2, team president Masai Ujiri announced Friday during a public function. “We do it with great pride and great honor,” Ujiri said. “So on behalf of all of us, we say congratulations Vince.”

NBA Hall of Famer Vince Carter will be in Toronto on Friday amid reports that the Raptors will announce the retirement of his jersey.

On Monday, reports came out that the Toronto Raptors will be retiring the number 15 jersey of Vince Carter, one of the best players in the history of the franchise. Carter’s jersey retirement will tak

After 30, the franchise finally has a figure worth a jersey retirement. The Hall of Fame, high-flying, Dunk Contest-winning legend will finally receive the ultimate thank you from the Toronto franchise.