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Chris Webber Calls it Quits
Published 3/26/2008 by Natalie at Need4Sheed.com
... at a news conference Wednesday. The news was first reported by ESPN.com. Webber played only nine games this season in his comeback attempt with the Golden State Warriors before being sidelined by a bum knee that has hampered him in recent years. Webber was the most prominent member of the Fab Five at Michigan and played for Golden State, Washington, Sacramento, Philadelphia and Detroit in his NBA career." Via NBA.com This is why Joe Dumars didn't sign Chris.

Chris Weber to retire
Published 3/26/2008 by james at NBA Obsessed - NBA Basketball News
... was the same thing I told him and told everybody else. Listen, we’re not going to sit here and just eat $2-3 million and sign Chris back at a minimum contract. And I told that to Chris and I told that to (agent) Aaron Goodwin. I said that to the media. I consistently said that. If we could find a home for one of these guys towards the end of the bench and create a roster spot, then we would have a spot. And even then, we’re talking about the fourth or the fifth big man. source The bad knee left Chris with options. Poor Chris Weber, with all that ...

C-Webb Calls it Quits
Published 3/26/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... this: He entered the league as a Warrior, and exits as one. More on C-Webb from around the ... Web. (Ugh. Sorry.): Golden State of Mind hopes people honor Webber's overall impact on the sport. Tom Ziller remembers the moment the Kings "actually mattered." Janny Hu gets a quote from Don Nelson , and Marc Stein reveals Webber had been trying to stave off the decision for most of this month . Joe Dumars explains why Webber wasn't a Piston .