Yesterday, it was Jamal Crawford's birthday
Finally, he was on his 42nd birthday
Officially announced his retirement
Although the last time he appeared in the NBA was a year and a half ago
At the time, the 40-year-old played a game for the Nets, a missing major general
It was his 20th season
There are only 8 players in NBA history
Completed at least 20 seasons
Although, Crawford was never a superstar
But his game
But many people have fallen in love with basketball
In those 20 years
He dedicated countless wonderful moments to the NBA
Shake And Bake
It was Crawford's signature move
Compared to Iverson and Tim Hardaway
The two of them
A well-known and imitated action
This action, except for Crawford
No one has done it in the NBA
Maybe it's because the action is so casual
Feel free to go
This is not engraved in your DNA
You're really hard to make
For Crawford
There are not too many restrictions on this action
- He does whatever he thinks
Just like any of his other movements
He can dribble behind the back
Circle the ball from behind
It is also possible to pull the ball from the front of the body
You can jump and throw and make a layup
It is also possible to go directly and step to the basket
It doesn't matter how you go
You can go in either direction
He's like a whet on the pitch
His mastery and understanding of the ball
It's hard to guess what he's going to do next
For example, the same classic aerial relay
Probably no one could have imagined
A passer can play that much
If you know his upbringing
Then you might think
It was all really something he was born with
Crawford was born into a family without a father
The mother gave birth to two girls as a teenager
And when Crawford was born
Both of his sisters are in middle school
Rumor has it that he started playing with the ball at the age of 2
When I was 9 years old, I followed my sisters to the street
He would carry a basketball with him
Keep dribbling
When you meet pedestrians, you make human gestures at them
Pure ball idiot
To say, this behavior is indeed quite like a madman
There is also an interesting story about his upbringing
He spent some time in Los Angeles in high school
Legend has it that he skipped class one day to get a new haircut
As a result, he ran into Pierce in the shop
The owner said Pierce played very well
Crawford said general
As a result, the older Pierce told him to hurry back to school
And then, 20 years of career
He never changed his hairstyle
The uniform size of the plate is Crawford's logo
Until leaving the league
He slowly grew his hair
He really exists beyond the rest of the NBA
Although his career three-point shooting percentage is not too good
But in the 08-09 season
He averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game
Hit Rate 40.3%
This yield and hit rate
Definitely not to lose to the quality pitchers of today's small-ball era
NBA history
He is the player who has won the best sixth man the most times
(alongside Lou Wei)
It is also the most popular player of all the substitutes
The second most scoring total in the regular season
(The first is Hafrichek)
Speaking of super substitutes
The first name that pops up in my head
It's going to be Jamal Crawford
Without him
In 2019
Crawford, 39 years old and 20 days old
Wear a sun jersey
Scored 51 points on a 60 percent shooting range
He became the oldest player in history to score 50 points per game
With this, he was also done
In all four teams have scored 50 points in the feat
History is unique
For the fans
Crawford's career may be full of regrets
Such a fan-catching style of play has never been selected as an All-Star
Powerful bench scorers, proper championship puzzles
But he never won a championship
But for Crawford
Be able to play at the highest level
Enjoy the thrill that basketball brings him
It was his greatest fortune
He left a message on social media
"Thank you basketball, I owe you everything"
Life can be very pure
Insist on loving from birth to death
That would be immense happiness