You talk about fun times, playing with this team,' Carter said. 'It was a dream come true to finally get the opportunity to play with the home team.'

Carter's level of explosive greatness was so unapproachable it made otherwise sane men question if what they'd just seen was impossible.

JOURNEY OF THE LATE BLOOMER Would you be shocked if I told you that a No. 3 NBA Draft pick was traded twice during his first year in the league, bounced around to six teams in six years, and ended up in the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame?

Vince Carter will receive his Hall of Fame orange jacket symbolizing basketball immortality and be presented, fittingly, by Julius Erving.

Film director Spike Lee is honored at a superfan ceremony at the Basketball Hall of Fame, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Springfield, Mass. Lee, actor Jack Nicholson, comedian Billy Crystal and businessman Alan Horwitz are being added to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s James F. Goldstein SuperFan Gallery. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Ruth Chepngetich Breaks the Women's World Marathon Record in the Nike Alphafly 3 Super Shoe Former NBA star Vince Carter reached the pinnacle of basketball accolades Saturday as he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield,

Vince Carter thanked his family, a bunch of NBA legends and even some Daytona Beach folks in his Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame speech Sunday.