When a player retries from the NBA, it hasn't become official until the last team he played for retires his favourite flannel shirt. Wait, what?
Matt Bonner was a fan favourite on several teams from college to the pros, including with the Toronto Raptors, and retired from the NBA one week ago.
Bonner was a truly unique player and personality, which is why wherever he played, fans would quickly gravitate towards him. The "Red Rocket" retired the only way he knew how, with a hilarious and one-of-a-kind short film (which we will show below), and the San Antonio Spurs had an equally as unique way of showing their love for Bonner before their game on Thursday night. The Spurs hung his flannel shirt from the locker room rafters, a truly fitting way to say goodbye to a legend.
Bonner is somewhere shedding one single tear.
And here's the encore presentation of his retirement video, as promised:
