Carmelo Anthonyninth leading scorer in the history of the nba and ten times All-Starannounced this Monday his retirement from basketball.
“The time has come for me to say goodbye to the track on which I made my name and to the sport that gave me purpose in life and pride.”he expressed in a video published through his social networks.
The 39-year-old basketball playerwho was elected in 2021 on the list of the 75 best NBA players of all time, he leaves professional competition with the thorn in his head for not having gotten a ring from the nba nor have played finals.
How many seasons did Carmelo Anthony play in the NBA?
Total, Anthony played 19 seasons in the NBAbut he had been off the courts for a year since he could not find a team for the 2022-2023 season.
In addition, it was an emblem in the US team and came out three times Olympic champion in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.
Before arriving in the NBA in the famous promotion of 2003 that led Lebron James, Anthony was proclaimed champion of the NCAA with the university of Syracuse. Anthony was chosen third in the Draft of 2003 by Denver Nuggets, where he remained eight seasons (2003-2011).
Then he was six in New York Knicks (2011-2017) and closed his path in gypsy mode: he went through Oklahoma City Thunder (201-72018), Houston Rockets (2018-2019), Portland Trail Blazers (2019-2021) and Los Angeles Lakers (2021-2022).
With 28,289 total points in the regular season, Carmelo Anthony He is the ninth leading scorer in NBA history behind only LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal.
Although, he will continue to be part of international basketball for at least a few more months, since Anthony is one of the ambassadors of the sport world cupthe biggest event of FIBAwhich will take place this summer in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
“I’m excited for what comes next”hill.
Source: Ambito
I am Pierce Boyd, a driven and ambitious professional working in the news industry. I have been writing for 24 Hours Worlds for over five years, specializing in sports section coverage. During my tenure at the publication, I have built an impressive portfolio of articles that has earned me a reputation as an experienced journalist and content creator.
