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The veteran power forward Udonis Haslem hizo historia by jumping onto the court at the Kaseya Center in Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets.
At 42 years and 364 days, the native of Miami, Florida, Haslem became the oldest player in the NBA Finals. The intern played the last 29 seconds of the third commitment and made a launch, which failed. On Friday, as part of Game 4 of the series, the veteran will turn 43.
The previous mark belonged to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at 42 years and 58 days. The legendary center played in Game 4 of the 1989 Finals as a member of the Lakers against the Detroit Pistons.
During the regular season, Haslem played seven games and only started one. The 20-season veteran averaged 3.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.1 minutes as a senior.
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Udonis Haslem’s career in the NBA
Haslem has played his entire NBA career with the Miamia franchise and has been a part of all three of the franchise’s championships. After going undrafted after his time at the University of Florida and spending a year as a pro in France, Haslem joined the Heat as a free agent in 2003..
The power forward was vital to the Heat’s first Larry O’Brien trophy since he was part of the starting five along with Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Payton and Antoine Walker
In the summer of 2010, when LeBron James and Chris Bosh arrived in Miami, Haslem preferred to stay in his hometown than go to Denver with a five-year contract and 34 million dollars. This resulted in being part of the 2012 and 2013 championships.
Forever, Haslem played in 879 regular season games and averaged 7.5 points and 6.6 rebounds. In addition, he is the all-time franchise leader in recovered boards with 5,791.
2023-06-08 22:57:34
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