NBA's oldest player announces retirement after 20 seasons with Heat

The oldest NBA player has announced his retirement after 20 seasons with the Miami Heat.

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Udonis Haslem has announced his retirement after the Miami hit.

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Udonis Haslem played in France for one season before joining the Heat in 2003.

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The 6-8, 235-pounder won championships with the Heat in 2006, 2012 and 2013.

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He became the franchise's all-time leader in offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and total rebounds.

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Haslem posted on social media that "I consider myself extremely fortunate to say that I can leave this sport without any regrets."

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He has not played in more than 16 regular season games since 2015–16.

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Udonis Haslem did a great job as the captain of the team.

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