{"id":77938,"date":"2025-08-18T17:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/77938\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:33:07","slug":"former-nba-players-react-to-cam-newton-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/77938\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NBA Players React To Cam Newton News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5z3yep8d1\">Cam Newton was once among the most exciting players in the NFL when he played for the Carolina Panthers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_w7yfx8gxy\">Before his legendary run in the pros, Newton led the Auburn Tigers to the 2010 National Championship. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_pfl1158sk\">It&#8217;s now been announced that Auburn will retire his jersey. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6p05dq80p\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1957453888652521496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via Bleacher Report:<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_cocbll13y\">&#8220;Cam Newton is getting his jersey retired by Auburn<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_imqotwgea\">National Champion<br \/>Heisman winner<br \/>Consensus All-American<br \/>First-team All-SEC<br \/>SEC Offensive Player of the Year<br \/>Walter Camp Award winner<\/p>\n<p>What a career for No. 2&#8243;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cam Newton is getting his jersey retired by Auburn \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc10National Champion<br \/>\ud83d\udc10Heisman winner<br \/>\ud83d\udc10Consensus All-American<br \/>\ud83d\udc10First-team All-SEC<br \/>\ud83d\udc10SEC Offensive Player of the Year<br \/>\ud83d\udc10Walter Camp Award winner<\/p>\n<p>What a career for No. 2 \ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eBVxKRdXrP\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/eBVxKRdXrP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1957453888652521496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_szp81lkdn\">Several former NBA players reacted to the news on Instagram. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ob5p9h0zx\">ESPN&#8217;s SportsCenter wrote (via <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNgBh8ixePc\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>): &#8220;Breaking: Cam Newton\u2019s jersey will be retired by Auburn on Oct. 11, the school announced \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gbn0sc8op\">Newton won both a Heisman and Natty in 2010 \ud83c\udfc6&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_psjua3vcf\">Quentin Richardson: &#8220;\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_bp0zlcl2f\">Rip Hamilton: &#8220;\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Cam Newton \" title=\"Cam Newton \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton yells \\&#8221;I&#8217;m back!\\&#8221; after scoring a rushing touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals in a game in 2021. \/ Rob Schumacher \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8nc4l87je\">Newton was the first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7db3mm4zn\">He spent the first nine years of his career with the Panthers (where he won the 2015 MVP and reached the Super Bowl). <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_43t6vi3d0\">The 36-year-old played one year for the New England Patriots before spending the final season of his career (back in Carolina).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_aguv526wj\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jackson_muse\/status\/1957183811499741566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via @Jackson_muse:<\/a> &#8220;Most rushing yards by a QB before age 30:<\/p>\n<p>6,173 \u2014 Lamar Jackson <br \/>4,808 \u2014 Cam Newton <br \/>4,142 \u2014 Josh Allen <br \/>3,986 \u2014 Randall Cunningham&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Cam Newton \" title=\"Cam Newton \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sep 16, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) runs against Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brian Poole (34) in the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-Imagn Images \/ Jason Getz-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3h7agdkef\">Newton went 75-68-1 as a staring quarterback in the NFL. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_aths671n4\">He made three Pro Bowls. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_eupqnmord\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AuburnFootball\/status\/1957442372624687259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via Auburn Football:<\/a> &#8220;The Legacy of No. 2 <\/p>\n<p>Cemented in Auburn history forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Legacy of No. 2 \ud83e\udd85<\/p>\n<p>Cemented in Auburn history forever.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CameronNewton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@CameronNewton<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WarEagle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#WarEagle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zNylNfy7yF\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/zNylNfy7yF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AuburnFootball\/status\/1957442372624687259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 18, 2025<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cam Newton was once among the most exciting players in the NFL when he played for the Carolina&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-77938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}