{"id":9926,"date":"2023-05-31T12:31:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/carmelo-anthony-confirms-nba-retirement-after-20-year-career\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T12:31:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:31:46","slug":"carmelo-anthony-confirms-nba-retirement-after-20-year-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/carmelo-anthony-confirms-nba-retirement-after-20-year-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmelo Anthony confirms NBA retirement after 20-year career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Anthony helped the USA win three straight Olympic gold medals from 2008 to 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Carmelo Anthony has confirmed his retirement from basketball after a 20-year career in the NBA.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">A 10-time NBA All-Star, the 38-year-old was one of the most prolific scorers in basketball history.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Anthony played his last game for the Los Angeles Lakers in April 2022 and announced his decision in a video montage on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CsjABm6vla1\/?hl=en\" class=\"story-body__external-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2.0\">his Instagram account.<\/span><span class=\"gs-u-ml- gel-icon\" style=\"height:15px;width:15px;\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2.1\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2.1.0\"><title data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2.1.0.0\">external-link<\/title><path d=\"M12 0v5h11.5l-5 5H0v22h22V17.5l-2 2V30H2V12h14.5l-7.8 7.7 3.6 3.6L27 8.5V20h5V0H12z\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2.1.0.1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">&#8220;I remember the days when I had nothing, just a ball on the court and a dream with something more,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;But basketball was my outlet. My purpose was strong. My communities, the cities I represented with pride and the fans that supported me along the way.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">Denver Nuggets selected Anthony with the third overall pick of the 2003 draft and traded him to the New York Knicks in February 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">He joined the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017 before ending his career with spells at the Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Over the course of 20 seasons in the NBA, he amassed 28,289 points at an average of 22.5 points per game, putting him ninth on the NBA&#8217;s all-time scoring list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Anthony also won three straight gold medals as a member of the US Olympic team in 2008, 2012 and 2016, plus a bronze in 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;I am forever grateful for those people and places because they made me,&#8221; he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".20rw1q3nj76.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">&#8220;But now the time has come for me to say goodbye: to the court where I made my name, to the game that gave me purpose and pride.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/basketball\/65677505?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony helped the USA win three straight Olympic gold medals from 2008 to 2016 Carmelo Anthony has confirmed his retirement from basketball after a 20-year career in the NBA. A 10-time NBA All-Star, the 38-year-old was one of the most prolific scorers in basketball history. 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