Udonis Haslem Checks In & Becomes Oldest Player to Play in NBA Finals

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Jun 9, 2023
And a foul.
Nikola Jovich, the rookie, has come in.
And look who's coming in.
Udonis Haslam, who's going to retire after this season,
after 20 years, all with the Miami Heat.
One of the great careers.
And they're making him wait till the second shot.
I would say this, from a common-sense standpoint,
if Udonis Haslam wants to come in on the first free throw,
let him.
How about this?
One of the players for the Denver Nuggets
getting ready to be inserted in a new game.
Has his T-shirt on.
Not aware that he didn't.
And just realized it.
Both teams emptying their benches
with 29.8 remaining.
Haslam comes in.
Haslam a three-time champion.
And he was a starter for those championship teams.
The oldest player in the NBA at 42.
He's always has represented the very best of the NBA.
He is Heat culture.
And his number will be retired in Miami.
And I believe he had 25 or so
in the last regular season game
when he got extended minutes
and they celebrated his long career.
He won't be celebrating.
He'll be thinking about game four
to try and get his teammates fired up
to be even up the series.
It's Denver with an emphatic response here tonight.
Crowd wants him to shoot.
He does.
Yurtsev over the rebound.
