The Toronto Raptors retired Vince Carter’s No. 15 during a 23-minute halftime ceremony at Saturday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Carter is the first player to receive the honor from the franchise.

An emotional Vince Carter acknowledged his contentious exit from Toronto as his No. 15 jersey became the first number retired by the Raptors in a halftime ceremony during the team's game against Sacramento.

Dallas Mavericks star Klay Thompson posted a heartfelt message to his Instagram story for Carter. Thompson wrote: "Huge congrats to Vince. One of the greatest ever and did so much for the game . Every kid who was lucky enough to watch him would try to jump ...