Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey was retired by the Nets over the weekend, and the Barclays Center ceremony did right by the NBA ...

NEW YORK -- When Vince Carter's preferred Nos. 6, 12 or 23 were not available as a freshman basketball player at Florida's Mainland High School, he took some advice from his mother, Michelle.

However, tonight is a special occasion, as legend and Hall-of-Famer Vince Carter will have his jersey retired. Carter's No. 15 will be retired at halftime of Brooklyn's game against the Heat.