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Vince Carter likes to point

Point.
Point.

For someone who doesn't play point guard, Vince Carter sure is an avid pointer. Who can blame the man? Pointing is a staple in American culture. From Uncle Sam to Trey Kerby, pointing is an integral part of our society. It's a call to action. It provides direction. It starts memes. And it's a sign of affection. In fact, just last night I gave a work bro the double point as I walked to my car.

In the Suns' 121-96 blowout loss to the Knicks last night, Carter spent a lot of the third quarter pointing. Usually a player will point for props, but there aren't many to be given out in a blowout loss. And since Carter was on the losing side, he surely couldn't have been pointing at the scoreboard. So, what was he pointing at?

Landry Fields gets a free pass to the basket on this play as he beats Carter on a little give-and-go with Amar'e Stoudemire.

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You see that Carter should have followed Fields around and defended the passing lane.

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Instead he stays and points in the direction of two people. Is it Steve Nash, Vince? The ref?

The Knicks run the high Bread-N-Butter to close out the quarter and Ronny Turiaf gets a free layup, too.

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Vince Carter should've helped by rotating over to Turiaf.

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Instead he's all like, wtf?

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So he points at Goran Dragic.

The riddle that is Half Man, Half Alert: solved.