Udonis Haslem Children: Meet His 3 Sons

Publish date: 2024-05-18

Udonis Haslem Children: Meet His 3 Sons: Udonis Haslem, officially known as Udonis Johneal Haslem is an American professional basketball player born on June 9, 1980.

He developed a love for basketball at a younger age and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after basketball players.

As of April 2023, Udonis Haslem is a professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, where he was a key member of four NCAA tournament teams.

Haslem began his professional career in France with Chalon-sur-Saône and then signed with his hometown Miami Heat in 2003 and has become the longest-tenured Heat player in franchise history.

After joining the team in 2003, Haslem re-signed with the Heat in August 2005 and in June 2006, he helped the Heat win their maiden NBA Championship with a 4–2 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals.

In July 2010, he signed a five-year deal worth approximately $20 million to remain with the Heat. The contract paid him roughly $14 million less than he could have received if he accepted more lucrative offers from the Dallas Mavericks or Denver Nuggets.

Haslem re-signed with the Heat on a two-year deal in July 2014. He re-signed with the Heat on one-year deals in 2016, 2017, and 2018. In January 2019, he indicated that the 2018–19 season would be his last.

In April 2019, however, Haslem stated that he had not decided if he was retiring and the decision would not be made until the 2019–20 season.

In August 2019, Haslem re-signed with the Heat to a one-year contract. During the 2019–20 season, he played in four games.

During that season, he became the 30th player in league history to play after turning 40 years old, as well as the first modern-era undrafted player to play to that age.

In November 2020, Haslem re-signed with the Heat. He played in a single game in the 2020–21 season, on May 13, 2021, against the Philadelphia 76ers.

In August 2021, Haslem re-signed with the Heat and in August 2022, he renewed his contract for another year and announced that the 2022–23 season, his 20th in the NBA, would be his last.

In his final regular season game on April 9, 2023, Haslem scored 24 points in 25 minutes in a 123–110 win over the Orlando Magic.

He became the first 42-year-old in NBA history to score 24 or more points in a game and it marked his highest-scoring output since 2009. He has also won three NBA championships while playing for the Heat.