Carter: Giving up spot to Jordan would be slap in face to fans

TORONTO - Vince Carter never considered giving up his starting spot to Michael Jordan in the All-Star game. He says it would be rude to fans who voted for the Toronto Raptors&#39; star. <br> <br> Carter was the third-leading vote-getter for the February ninth All-Star game in Atlanta despite playing in just ten games before the final ballots were cast because of knee problems. <br> <br> Carter has taken some grief this week for not offering his spot to Jordan -- who was added to the Eastern Conference team as a reserve and likely will be making his final All-Star game appearance. <br> <br> Allen Iverson offered his spot to Jordan last week. And Tracy McGrady -- Carter&#39;s cousin -- publicly offered to step aside Thursday. <br> <br> But Jordan declined their offers. Jordan says he doesn&#39;t begrudge Carter for wanting to start.

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