For the second time this season, Vince Carter watched his number climb to the rafters. In November, it happened in Toronto. Saturday night, it happened in Brooklyn. Carter spent four-and-a-half seasons with the Nets when the team was in New Jersey and was a two-time All-Star in that stretch,

Carter's No. 15 will be retired at halftime of Brooklyn's game against the Heat. His jersey was retired by the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 2 against the Atlanta Hawks, another former team of Carter's. His Nets jersey retirement was announced back in September, so fans and the organization have been anticipating this moment for a long time.

Carter’s family, his former Nets teammates, ex-coach Lawrence Frank, team president Rod Thorn and fellow Nets number retirees Julius Erving, Bill Melchionni and Buck Williams were on hand to see Carter become the seventh Nets player with his number retired.