Vince Carter

I'm Still Standing

... these days, as the former hurdler of 7-foot Frenchman and author of unimaginable slam dunks descends from his half-man, half-amazing heights to his half-man, half-aging twilight. On Wednesday night, the eve of his 40 th birthday, Vince Carter punched in 30 minutes on the clock for a Memphis Grizzlies win over his original team, the Toronto Raptors , but his work had only begun. As fans exited Fed Ex Forum, perhaps still marveling at the 360-degree layup the old guy pulled off earlier that night , Carter was resting his back on a weightlifting bench, preparing to press 225 pounds while Grizzlies strength and conditioning coach Chattin Hill held a double-wide paddle on his chest to mark the press. For 20 minutes, Carter lifted, worked on a speed bag, did core exercises with a medicine ball and used other weight-lifting machines while the music of rapper T. I. provided the background noise. “You get older, you lose it,” Carter told The ...

Riverfront In Spotlight, Vince Carter In Air

... The Grizzlies got a much-needed win and Marc Gasol scored a career-high 42 points. But the highlight was all Carter’s. Half man. Half amazing. __link__/1 e 5 Qm Cupds. — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) January 26, 2017. Wait, let’s look at that from another angle. — FOX Sports Grizzlies (@Grizzlies On FSSE) January 26, 2017. The NBA announces its All-Star teams tonight. As I wrote in a Pick-and-Pop column yesterday , I would have Gasol’s name called tonight, but not Mike Conley’s, and I suspect that’s the way it will go down. I did have Conley first in line as an injury replacement on the West Squad, but he didn’t make that case look good last night. Studio Hound: Memphis engineer and producer Matt Ross-Spang worked on the Drive-By Truckers’ “American Band,” Margo Price’s “Midwest Farmer’s Daughter” and Lori Mc Kenna’s “The Bird & the Rifle,” three of the most (deservingly) highly regarded roots/Americana albums of 2016, and is currently working on a new album from Grammy winner Jason Isbell. Tape Op magazine does a long Q&A with Ross-Spang , titled  ...

Prime Vince Carter Vs. Right Now Klay Thompson

... “Oh that’s that French guy Vince Carter put in a casket that he dumped into an undersea volcano at the bottom of the ocean,” they may say. Or maybe they’d say, “He’s that dude Vince Carter decimated, obliterating his physical body so that his soul must wander around the Earth for eternity without a home, right?” Or: “Ohhhh yeah, that’s the dude whose soul Vince Carter ferried across the river Styx!” The point is, people know about this dude literally just because Carter dunked on him so hard. Klay Thompson: Either 37 points in a single quarter or 60 points in 29 minutes, I can’t decide which one is more impressive. And, boy, both are pretty impressive. What Thompson did in such a short amount of time is beyond video game status. I’m pretty certain that given 10 tries I could not score 37 points in any regular quarter of 2 K with any player. So here’s the battle: Carter man-on-man destruction or Thompson man vs. team evisceration. The fact that Thompson carved up a whole team and then did it again is ...

40 Photos For Vince Carter's 40th Birthday

... amazing: 40 photos for Vince Carter's 40 th birthday. We take a look back at his illustrious career through the lens. Post to Facebook. Half man, half amazing: 40 photos for Vince Carter's 40 th birthday We take a look back at his illustrious career through the lens. Check out this story on __link__: __link__ j BSw BO. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Nation's Conversation. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Half man, half amazing: 40 photos for Vince Carter's 40 th birthday. AJ Neuharth-Keusch , USA TODAY Sports 1:26 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2017. Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors dunks the ball during a game against the Denver Nuggets at Air Canada Centre. (Photo: Nat Butler, NBAE/ Getty Images). Vince Carter, the oldest active player in the NBA who is widely considered the most electrifying dunker in league ...

Vintage Vince Carter

... Celtics in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, May 16, 2010.(AP Photo/John Raoux). John Raoux, ASSOCIATED PRESS. Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen, left, fouls Orlando Magic forward Vince Carter on a drive to the basket during second half in Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals in Boston, Saturday, May 22, 2010. The Celtics beat the Magic 94-71, taking a 3-0 lead in the series.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa). Charles Krupa, ASSOCIATED PRESS. East's Vince Carter, of the New Jersey Nets, dunks during the second quarter of the NBA All-Star Game in Denver, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill). MARK J. TERRILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS. Vince Carter shoots during the NBA All-Star Game in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). SUE OGROCKI, AP. East All-Star Vince Carter shoots past West All-Star Tracy Mc Grady during the NBA All-Star Game in Houston, Sunday, Feb. ...

On Vince Carter’s 40th Birthday, Watch Two 40-dunk Videos Of His Best Slams

... PT. NBCSN European Figure Skating Championships: Men's Short Olympic Sports 9 am PT. NBCSN European Figure Skating Championships: Ladies Free Olympic Sports 11 am PT. Golf Channel Farmers Insurance Open Second Round Golf 12 pm PT. CSN California Kings vs. Pacers NBA 3:30 pm PT. CSN Philly Rockets vs. 76 ers NBA 3:30 pm PT. CSN New England Magic vs. Celtics NBA 4 pm PT. NBCSN Curling Night in America Olympic Sports 4 pm PT. CSN Chicago Heat vs. Bulls NBA 4:30 pm PT. CSN Mid-atlantic Wizards vs. Hawks NBA 4:30 pm PT. NBCSN NHL 100 th Anniversary Special Hockey 6 pm PT. Golf Live Extra Leopalace 21 Myanmar Open Third Round Golf 8:30 pm PT. Digital Only FIS World Cup: Cortina Women's Downhill Olympic Sports Sat 1:30 am PT. Digital Only IBSF World Cup: Konigssee Men's Skeleton Run 1 Olympic Sports Sat 1:30 am PT. Digital Only FIS Freestyle Skiing: Seiser Alm Slopestyle Olympic Sports Sat 2:30 am PT. Digital Only FIS Ski Jumping: Rasnov Women's HS 100 Olympic Sports Sat 2:30 am PT. Digital Only FIS World Cup: Garmisch Men's Downhill Olympic Sports Sat 3 am PT. Digital Only IBSF World Cup: Konigssee Men's Skeleton Run 2 Olympic Sports Sat 3 am PT. Digital Only UCI ...

40 Things That Have Changed During His Career

... was created. 21. Possession of Hong Kong transferred back to China. 22. Tiger Woods completed the career grand slam. 23. Bluetooth has enabled devices to transit information over the air. 24. The Mars Odyssey probe found evidence of huge ice deposits on the red planet. 25. American Idol has come and gone. 26. The average price of a loaf of bread has actually decreased from $1.49 to $1.40. 27. The ILOVEYOU e-mail virus pillaged and was conquered. 28. The i Phone, i Pod and i Pad were invented. 29. Nickelback hit the height of its popularity. 30. Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California. 31. Same-sex marriage was legalized in the United States. 32. Wikipedia was born. 33. The Y 2 K scare was determined to be an unfounded concern. 34. Sheep and horses have successfully been cloned. 35. The Boston ...