"What Steph did to the 3pt line you did to dunking," Jefferson wrote about Carter on Instagram. "You pushed every athlete to see what they could do. Spinning opposite way, arm in the rim, and you made the dunk contest cool again."

On the same day that the NBA announced the 2019-20 has been suspended in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Vince Carter played in what he has acknowledged could be the last game in his NBA career.

In the days since, Richardson Jefferson, who was teammates with Carter as a member of the New Jersey Nets, has taken to Instagram to thank the eight-time All-Star for everything he has brought to the game of basketball if he has played his final game.

"I used to argue with my college teammates that you were they GREATEST DUNKER of ALL-Time," Jefferson wrote.

"What Steph did to the 3pt line you did to dunking. You pushed every athlete to see what they could do. Spinning opposite way, arm in the rim, and you made the dunk contest cool again."

Carter has career averages of 16.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He's the first player in NBA history to play in four different decades.

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