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I think what we’re learning here is that NBA players are huge fans of conspiracy theories. Nearly two years after Kyrie Irving said the Earth is flat on a podcast with then-Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye, fellow All-Star point guard Stephen Curry informed us that man never landed on the moon during an appearance with Golden State Warriors teammate Andre Iguodala on a new podcast featuring Atlanta Hawks players Vince Carter and Kent Bazemore. Curry even tipped his cap to Irving, suggesting, “They’re gonna come get us,” an ode to the social media firestorm that followed Irving’s...

The basketball star and the cheerleader finally got together. Who cares if it took eight years? Carter familyDr. Ellen Rucker, left, is engaged to Daytona Beach native and NBA superstar Vince Carter. The pair met in 1995 and renewed their friendship in July. Rucker, a chiropractor, and Carter are planning a July 2004 wedding in Palm Beach. Vince Carter and Dr. Ellen Rucker got engaged Friday in Toronto and plan a July 2004 wedding in Palm Beach, according to Carter's mother, Michelle Carter, of Port Orange.Carter is a Daytona Beach native and Mainland graduate who plays for the NBA's...

Denver Post Carter replaces Kobe Bryant on national team By Scott Soshnick c.2003 Bloomberg News Monday, July 28, 2003 - Toronto Raptors forward Vince Carter was named to the U.S. National Basketball Team, replacing Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant, who is charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year- old woman, withdrew from the team that will participate in next month's Olympic qualifying tournament while he recovers from knee and shoulder operations. Carter, a four-time NBA All-Star who appeared in only 43 games last season because of injuries, was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the...