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=== Return to Golden State (2008) === [[File:Cwebb vs Joe Smith.jpg|thumb|Webber (right) playing for the Warriors in 2008]] On January 29, 2008, the [[2007β08 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] signed Webber for the rest of the season.<ref name="sign">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/Warriors_Sign_Chris_Webber.html |title=WARRIORS: Warriors Sign Free Agent Chris Webber |work=Nba.com |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref name="welcomeback">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3217920 |title=ESPN β Warriors' Nelson would welcome Webber back 14 years after feud β NBA |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=January 28, 2008 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/transactions/current_month_transactions.html |title=NBA.com: January 2008 Transactions |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018110518/http://www.nba.com/transactions/current_month_transactions.html |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' reported that he would receive the pro-rated veteran's minimum of $1.2 million<ref name="sfc">{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/29/SPUDUNPVK.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=Webber Returning To Warriors | first=Janny | last=Hu | date=January 29, 2008}}</ref> (approximately $570,000).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2008/01/30/SP82UOI04.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=All right, Webber's back β now what? | first=Ray | last=Ratto | date=January 30, 2008}}</ref> This came after a rejected offer by the [[2007β08 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] who were trying to coax Webber in with two 10-day contracts so they could decide afterwards if they wanted him the rest of the season.<ref name="welcomeback" /> This also put to rest talks of joining the [[2007β08 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit Pistons]], [[2007β08 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]], or retirement.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2931193 |title=Vegas news and notes: Changing of the guards |last=Stein |first=Marc |date=July 10, 2007 |access-date=July 11, 2007 |work=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> He played in only nine games for the Warriors, averaging 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds in 14 minutes per game.<ref name="stats" /> On March 25, 2008, Webber retired from basketball due to persistent problems with his surgically repaired knee and was waived by the Warriors.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080331004126/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/nba/03/25/bc.bkn.warriors.webber.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories Warriors' Webber calls it quits], SI.com. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.</ref> On March 27, 2008, Webber made his first appearance on television on Inside the ''[[NBA on TNT]]'', alongside [[Charles Barkley]] and host [[Ernie Johnson, Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]. On April 25, 2008, TNT offered Webber a job to be a commentator for the postseason. On February 6, 2009, Webber returned to [[ARCO Arena]], home of the Sacramento Kings, to participate in the ceremonies surrounding the retirement of his jersey, #4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3890366|title=Kings raise Webber's No.4 to rafters|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|website=ESPN.com|access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref>
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