(Photo : Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) ATHENS – (L-R) LeBron James (#9) and Carmelo Anthony (#8) on the bench in the course of the second half of the boys’s basketball quarterfinal sport towards Spain on August 26, 2004 in the course of the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games on the Indoor Hall of the Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.
Former NBA celebrity Carmelo Anthony formally introduced his retirement from skilled basketball in a video posted throughout all his social media platforms.
Thank you #STAYME7O pic.twitter.com/4au8cOd13s
— Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) May 22, 2023
Several different gamers gave tribute to Anthony’s profession, together with fellow 2003 draft class member LeBron James, who already knew that the announcement would come.
“I kind of knew the announcement was going to happen … people will probably think I’m lying about that too, huh?”
LeBron on Carmelo’s retirement 😅 pic.twitter.com/uAomqG9HMS
— SportsMiddle (@SportsMiddle) May 23, 2023
Read extra: Carmelo Anthony Announces Retirement, Passes Down Legacy
Carmelo Anthony Says He Should’ve Won Rookie of the Year Over LeBron James
The ninth all-time main scorer in NBA historical past gave his tackle who ought to have received the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year award in an interview with Sports Illustrated.
“I should have won that; everybody knows. I thought we’d at least share it, since we both lived up to the expectations that first year. He had an incredible year, and in my case, we made the playoffs,” the lately retired star stated whereas laughing.
LeBron James was chosen 1st total by the Cleveland Cavaliers within the 2003 NBA Draft, whereas Carmelo Anthony got here at third for the Denver Nuggets.
Both younger stars had sensational rookie seasons, sweeping all of the Rookie of the Month awards of their respective conferences for the entire season.
However, solely Anthony was in a position to lead his crew to the postseason in 2004, main Denver to the primary spherical. The top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves ousted them in 5 video games, however Anthony was lauded for main his crew as much as that time.
Despite that, Anthony misplaced the Rookie of the Year award to fellow standout James.
The two lastly teamed up within the Los Angeles Lakers in Anthony’s ultimate stint within the NBA in 2021-22.
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