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German tennis legend Boris Becker shared his admiration and respect for Udonis Haslem after the Miami Heat star's final game of the NBA regular season.
On Sunday, April 9, Udonis Haslem made his final NBA regular-season appearance in the match between the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. The 42-year-old capped off his 20-year-long career with 24 points in a 123-110 win for his team.
Following the victory, the Miami Heat secured their spot in the play-in tournament and will take on the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, April 11.
Haslem won three NBA championships with the Miami Heat over the course of his illustrious career. He has since become only the third player to spend two decades with one team, joining the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant.
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Boris Becker paid tribute to Haslem after the basketball star's final NBA regular-season game.
"Much respect for UD," Becker wrote.
"You fight every day for survival" - Boris Becker opens up about his horrifying experience in prison
In April 2022, Boris Becker was found guilty of financial offenses committed during bankruptcy and was handed a prison sentence. He was released in December after spending almost eight months in jail and was deported to Germany.
A year after his sentencing, the German opened up about the terrifying experience of being surrounded "by murderers, by drug dealers, by rapists" and other criminals while fighting for survival in prison.
"Whoever says that prison life isn't hard and isn't difficult I think is lying," Becker said in an interview with the BBC.
"I was surrounded by murderers, by drug dealers, by rapists, by people smugglers, by dangerous criminals. You fight every day for survival. Quickly you have to surround yourself with the tough boys, as I would call it, because you need protection," he added.
The six-time Grand Slam champion reflected on how his younger self would never have imagined he would be incarcerated later in life. Becker mentioned how the experience humbled him as it taught him that the rules are the same for everyone.
"I never thought at 17 I'd be incarcerated at 54. If anything it certainly humbled me, it certainly made me realise that whether you're called Boris Becker or Paul Smith, if you break the law, you get convicted and you get incarcerated, that goes for everybody," he said.
