48. Vince Carter

48. Vince Carter

Vince Carter is one of the most electrifying athletes to hit the professional hardwood. The now 41-year-old NBA player earned the moniker 'Half Man, Half Amazing' for his springboard ability to dunk at any given moment and with ease. Vince Carter's performance during the 2000 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest is one of the best in the game's history and will forever be one of the most memorable contest and performances for years to come.

In 1998, Carter was drafted by the Toronto Raptors fifth overall and went on to earn eight NBA All-Star honors and Rookie of the Year in 1999. At 41, Carter is still active and effective in the league as he is a current member of the Sacramento Kings and only the seventh player to achieve twenty years of consecutive play in the NBA. Vince will forever be a street legend and treasured NBA figure.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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