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Blazers’ Anfernee Simons Has High School Jersey Retired

Trail Blazers rookie guard Anfernee Simons is back home in Florida for Thursday’s game against the Magic. On Wednesday morning, Simons became the first former Edgewater High School student athlete to get his jersey retired.

Congrats to @AnferneeSimons for being the FIRST student athlete to get his number retired from Edgewater High School. The principal said it was an easy decision. Was an amazing student and even better person. More on the @trailblazers broadcast tomorrow! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/vc69bk2awT

— Brooke Olzendam (@brookeolzendam) October 24, 2018

Simons attended Edgewater for three of his four high school years (he spent his junior year at Montverde Academy).