Kings to Retire Vlade Divac's and Chris Webber's Jerseys

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With the Sacramento Kings hitting rock bottom this season, many of their fans are reminiscing about times when the team was actually one of the best in the NBA. Fittingly, the Kings organization has decided to reminisce a bit and retire the jerseys of Vlade Divac and Chris Webber.

Divac and Webber came to the Kings in 1999 and helped completely turn around the Kings franchise. Both were versatile big men with passing ability and mobility that made the Kings one of the most exciting teams to watch during the first half of this decade. If not for "Big Shot" Robert Horry's heroics in Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals or Chris Webber's horrible knee injury against the Mavs in the 2003 playoffs, that Vlade + C-Webb combination probably would have secured at least one ring for the Kings.

According to the SacBee, Vlade's jersey will be retired on March 31st when former teammate Peja Stojakovic comes to town with his New Orleans Hornets. The team is still trying to figure out a date for Webber's ceremony, as he has obligations as an announcer for TNT and NBA TV.

Anyhow, if the Kings are looking for entertainment suggestions for Vlade's ceremony, I think I might just have the answer for them:

But in all seriousness, congrats to Vlade and C-Webb.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

12-08-2008 @ 7:19PM

Lakergregg said...

Oh, the good ol' days.
Seriously, Vlade's jersey can't even sniff the rafters of Staples Center or The Forum.

12-09-2008 @ 3:25AM

henryclemente said...

Just like a Laker fan to thumb your nose at something that doesn't even have much to do with the Lakers.

12-09-2008 @ 3:47AM

Sure it does, Vlade began and ended his career with the Lakers, and in between was traded for the draft rights to Kobe.
"Henry Clemente you need to go where they know your name."

12-09-2008 @ 12:20PM

Yeah but it's not the Lakers that are retiring his jersey. So to bring the Lakers into the conversation just to be able to say "nyah nyah, Vlade wouldn't be good enough for a Laker retirement, har har" is just arrogant and mean-spirited.

12-09-2008 @ 4:51AM

DirtyPigeon said...

Nice Vlade is a cool cat.
They have to show this video on the jumboscreen during the ceremony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-bFq5eP96Y

That would be awsome!

12-28-2008 @ 1:44AM

Beve Jane said...

Chris Webber you using me to get a share of the Billion Dollar Bills look who's money face now.

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