Udonis Haslem, at 40 years old, has now officially played in 18 seasons for the Miami Heat. Unfortunately for him, his 2021 NBA season debut lasted less than three minutes after Haslem was ejected following an altercation with Dwight Howard.
On Thursday, during the Heat’s match against the Philadelphia 76ers, Haslem checked into the game for his first on-court action of the season. It was going quite well too, as Haslem managed to shoot 2-2 from the field and nabbed a rebound in his short time on the court.
In the second quarter, however, Haslem got in the face of Howard after the pair got into it during play. Haslem was then ejected after a technical foul was called and he left the court with just three minutes played in his season debut.
tremendous stuff here. 40-year-old Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem makes his season debut only to get ejected, after 2 minutes of play, for altercation with Dwight Howard. pic.twitter.com/vXLGS3IO5y
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 14, 2021
As always, Twitter was quick to jump in and provide hilarious commentary on the event
The greatest Udonis Haslem game ever: 2-2 from the field, 2 technicals, 2 minutes, ejected.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) May 14, 2021
Udonis Haslem's final stat line vs. the 76ers
▫️ Three minutes
▫️ Four points (2-2 FG)
▫️ One rebound
▫️ One ejection https://t.co/L60GWC5Ber— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) May 14, 2021
Udonis Haslem checked into his first game of the season.
He was then ejected after just three minutes of game time. pic.twitter.com/aXCCLWZzmJ
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 14, 2021
Udonis Haslem per-36 stats this season:
48.0 PPG
12.0 RPG
100.0 FG%He’s averaging 1 fight per minute this season. pic.twitter.com/KEpokh76of
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 14, 2021
Udonis Haslem Udonis Haslem
entering getting ejected
the game 3 minutes later pic.twitter.com/vQpGxHwAv9— #RingerNBA (@ringernba) May 14, 2021
Udonis Haslem played 2 minutes all season and it was the greatest 2 minutes I’ve ever seen 😭
— Guru (@DrGuru_) May 14, 2021
I don't know if this will be Udonis Haslem's last regular season appearance for Miami but I doubt he'll be able to top 2 buckets, 2 techs & an ejection in 2 minutes. That's basically his version of Kobe dropping 60 in his last game #HeatCulture #40at40 pic.twitter.com/XTTH7Bn8o6
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) May 14, 2021
If it is, in fact, Haslem’s last regular season appearance for the Heat, what a way to go out. At 40-years-old, Haslem is currently the oldest NBA player on an active roster after spending 18 seasons in Miami, and he is now the oldest player to get ejected from a game in the last 20 seasons.
Just legendary stuff from Haslem. What a game.
