Vince Carter recalls chance meeting when he found out Tracy McGrady was his cousin

NBA duo Vince Carter and Tracy McGry appear to have a lot in common. Both hail from state of Florida, both started ir NBA careers at Toronto Raptors and both are linked to same family. Vince Carter is a distant cousin of Tracy McGry and neir of m realised ir family connections until 1997.

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Vince Carter reveals hilarious story about finding out he was related to Tracy McGry

Currently in his final NBA season at Atlanta Hawks, Vince Carter appeared on  All Smoke podcast where he recalled hilarious incident of how he found out Tracy McGry was his distant cousin. Vince Carter told during podcast that he found out McGry was his cousin during his junior year at University of rth Carolina. Unlike Carter, McGry declared for draft right after high school. During a short span before joining NBA, Carter revealed McGry trained with Carter during his time at Carolina. Hawks star even shared his locker room with Tracy McGry, without kwing fact two were related. 

At a family reunion in Atlanta in July 1997, McGry, who gruated from Mount Zion Acemy in Durham, rth Carolina was approached by Carter's grandmor who happened to discuss basketball with McGry. One thing led to ar and McGry discovered that Carter was, in fact, his distant cousin. Carter's grandmor explained that her far-in-law is bror of McGry's grandmor, making Vince Carter and Tracy McGry second cousins. Carter revealed he received an instant call from Tracy McGry, after releasing y were cousins.

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In 1997, McGry was drafted by Raptors as ninth overall pick. Meanwhile, Vince Carter was drafted by Raptors a year later as 5th overall pick. Despite both players showing flashes of brilliance, Carter and McGry did t shine as a unit. latter left franchise in 2000 and it was reported he also feuded with his cousin during ir time in Toronto. A seven-time All-Star, McGry played for likes of Rockets, Knicks, Pistons and Spurs before retiring in 2013. Vince Carter, widely recognised as one of best dunkers in NBA, played for Raptors between 1998 and 2004. 43-year-old is an eight-time All-Star and played for Mavericks, Suns, and Orlando Magic before finding his way to Atlanta. Last year Carter anunced his decision to retire at end of   2019-20 season.

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