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Vince Carter Paid Tribute To Michael Jordan By Giving Him His All-Star Starting Spot In 2003

It is Sunday, this means we’ll be able to watch the newest episodes of ESPN and Netflix’s joint production ‘The Last Dance’, a 10-part documentary about Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls.

The documentary will also feature one of the greatest gestures of respect in league history. In 2003, Jordan’s final season as an NBA player, Vince Carter was leading the league in All-Star votes. But before the All-Star Game tipped-off in Atlanta, Carter offered his starting spot to Jordan numerous times, before he finally accepted.

“I was the leading vote-getter, and I gave my starting position to MJ, which he declined multiple times throughout the day. So we go on and he accepts the starting position, he goes on and hits his historic fadeaway…”