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UNC Alumni in the NBA: Vince Carter turns back the clock, scores 21

Vince Carter is 42 years of age, and the oldest active player in the NBA; but don’t bother reminding him of that.

The 21-year NBA veteran and 8-time All-Star was, at one point, one of the league’s most recognizable faces. And despite being nearly two decades removed from the Slam Dunk Contest that made him a legend, and having been a professional basketball player longer than his teammate Trae Young has been alive, Carter is still proving to be a difference-maker in his first season with the Atlanta Hawks.

And his latest performance did that yet again.