Carmelo Anthony, the three-time Olympic gold medalist who spent 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday
win Olympic gold three times – at Beijing in 2008, at London in 2012 and at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
He will remain part of international basketball for at least a few more months; Anthony is one of the ambassadors to the Basketball World Cup, Fiba’s biggest event, which will be held this summer in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Anthony was drafted No 3 overall by Denver in 2003, part of the star-studded class that included James at No 1, Hall of Famer Chris Bosh at No 4, and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade – he gets officially enshrined this summer – at No 5.
. Anthony has long raved about his time with the Knicks, and what it was like playing at Madison Square Garden, especially as a kid who was born in Brooklyn.Anthony also played for Portland, Oklahoma City, Houston and ended his career with the Lakers last season. He went unsigned this year, and now his retirement is official.
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