LeBron James happy Toronto Raptors honours Vince Carter [Video]

LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers had to pay their respects to Vince Carter, too.

James and teammate Anthony Davis both praised Carter after their 131-125 win over the Raptors on Friday. Carter will become the first player in Raptors history to have his jersey retired in a pre-game ceremony on Saturday.

“Congratulations to Vinsanity, rightfully so,” said James by his locker. “It makes all the sense in the world he’s done for this franchise, the impact he had in his community.

“The way he changed how basketball has looked at in Canada itself, obviously Toronto. It’s well deserved.”

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Carter’s iconic No. 15 will be raised to the rafters of Scotiabank Arena on Saturday ahead of Toronto’s game with the Sacramento Kings. It’ll hang beside the Raptors’ 2019 NBA Championship banner.

Carter was drafted fifth overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 1998 NBA draft but Toronto immediately …