About Raptors, fill me in

[conkeso]

Olajuwon has been the entire year in the roster listed in http://www.nba.com/raptors/roster at Injured List.
Is that info correct? or was he retired finishing last season and off the Raps roster?

[Andrew]

He's retired, but he's still under contract. Therefore, he remained on the Raptors' roster this year, and the Raptors received an injury exception as a result.

[Rens]

He didn't officially retire yet, so the Raptors would be able to trade his contract. Basically Hakeem was a bitch about the whole situation, too bad for such a great player he once was.
The exception the Raptors got was more because of the numer of injuries than it was about any specific injury. They just needed to dress 8 players that's why they could go over the maximum number of signees

[Andrew]

My mistake, I thought he had made it official with the league, after the Rockets retired his number and all. Thanks for the clarification.