Found March 26, 2008 on
Fear the Beard:
Janny Hu of the SF Chronicle is reporting Chris Webber will announce his retirement after 15 seasons in the NBA at a press conference tomorrow morning at 10am.
Regardless of his production (or lack of) on the hardwood for the Dubs, it sounds like the move to bring C-Webb back to Oakland has been productive and emotional healing for he and Nelson.
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Boom here... this weekend in LA was definitely a good one. We beat the Lakers at there place which was big going into this last playoff run. My friends and family threw me a big surprise birthday party this weekend. When i say surprise, i had no clue, y'all got me! lol. I'll get some pictures up soon. The guys at i beat you launched the site, they also put together a little video...
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March 26, 2008
A look at C-Webb's career highlights as he rides into the sun.
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March 26, 2008
After 15 years, Webber's knees hang 'em up...
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March 26, 2008
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March 25, 2008
You had to have been living in a cave, under a rock, in the back, back woods if you don't know who this cat is.
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Monta Ellis is a guard for the Mighty Golden State Warriors.
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March 24, 2008
From Janny Hu.
Just came across this AP story, as well as this one from the Clarion-Ledger, the local paper in Jackson, Miss.
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March 25, 2008
Former Sixer Chris Webber, who returned to the NBA just a few short months ago with the Golden State Warriors, is about to call it a career. Webber, citing more problems with his injured knees, will announce his retirement at a press conference tomorrow afternoon. Webber hadn't played for three weeks, contemplating his future while struggling with his knee. Webber only played...
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March 26, 2008
Chris Webber, it's reported, is set to retire today. The shadow of his blunder 15 Marches ago outlasted him after all.
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March 26, 2008
Growing up in the D.C. Metropolitan-area, the main lingering memory I have of C-Webb is when the Washington Bullets mistakingly traded him to Sacramento for Mitch Richmond and Otis Thorpe, instead of Juwan Howard. No disrespect to Howard, who had his best NBA years in D.C., but C-Webb has Hall of Fame numbers and was much more exciting to watch.
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http://www.fearthebeard.org/2008/03/2...
"I really didn't want to rehab and come back this season because I don't think that was possible," Webber said. "Plus, because the way the team is playing, the chemistry is great with these guys, they're on a roll. I feel like they're going to win, they have a great chance to go very far in the playoffs. I just felt it was time to let the game go and be able to be happy about what I accomplished without trying to keep coming back."
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AjApP5hUFq0T46VMAiRPJcQ5nYcB?slug=ap-warriors-webberretires&prov=ap&type=lgns
"I really didn't want to rehab and come back this season because I don't think that was possible," Webber said. "Plus, because the way the team is playing, the chemistry is great with these guys, they're on a roll. I feel like they're going to win, they have a great chance to go very far in the playoffs. I just felt it was time to let the game go and be able to be happy about what I accomplished without trying to keep coming back."
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AjApP5hUFq0T46VMAiRPJcQ5nYcB?slug=ap-warriors-webberretires&prov=ap&type=lgns