Rawad Serhan still has the jersey that started it all.
He was 9 when his mother took him to Joggers — a long-gone sports apparel store in their hometown of London, Ont. — and bought him a Vince Carter jersey. It was the white, red and purple edition that the Toronto Raptors wore at home games in 2001.
He loved it at the time, but was still envious of the purple version his older brother took home. That was the one Carter wore during his legendary dunk contest victory in 2000.
“It was my first jersey ever, I still have it with me,” Serhan told the Star.