As he was during the Raptors' ceremony, Carter was emotional Saturday—recalling the advice that teammate Jason Kidd offered him when he arrived during the 2005 season. "You said

The Brooklyn Nets have had some great players come through the franchise since even before the team moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn. The organization was able to do something special for one of its former players by retiring Vince Carter's number during Saturday's game against the Miami Heat and he explained how his time with the team set him up to be a Hall-of-Famer.

The emotion seeping through the face of Vince Carter had been evident from the start, from the fourth question of a news conference hours before his jersey retirement ceremony, from the long pause — and the watering eyes — that followed an innocuous inquiry into how his four-plus seasons with the Nets solidified a spot in the Hall of Fame.

Carter's number 15 was raised to the rafters Saturday with legends Buck Williams and Julius Erving in attendance.

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.

While star Jimmy Butler served the second half of his two-game suspension, the Heat snapped a two-game skid with a road win over the Nets.

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.

Ziaire Williams is looking forward to honoring one of the players on his NBA Mt. Rushmore on Saturday at Barclays Center.

NEW YORK — The Empire State Building is joining in the party to celebrate Vince Carter's jersey retirement. The landmark building will be lit in red, white and blue, the Nets' former colors, when Brooklyn retires the Hall of Famer's No. 15 jersey on Jan. 25 at halftime of its game against the Miami Heat.

Much needed bounce back for Heat in Brooklyn as they beat the Nets 106-97. Tyler Herro continues all-star season with 25 points. Much more Bam-like game with 17 points and 16 rebounds.

the first since his former teammate Jason Kidd was honored. The Nets switched their colors to black and white when they moved to Brooklyn in 2012.

Vince Carter and his much-celebrated No. 15 reached new heights again when the Brooklyn Nets retired it at halftime of its game Saturday against the Miami Heat.