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It’s a brand new season and a fresh start for Carmelo Anthony — the newest member of the Houston Rockets. As he enters his 16th year in the league, Anthony is as excited as he’s ever been ahead of a new season. Speaking at the Good ‘N Plenty podcast, Shams Charania of The Athletic revealed […]

Walt Frazier and Carmelo Anthony are two legendary members of the New York Knicks. But while Clyde’s No. 10 jersey hangs from the rafters in Madison Square Garden, the Hall of Famer doesn’t think Melo’s No. 7 will ever join it. Frazier appeared on NBA Today on SiriusXM NBA Radio and was asked whether or not […]

For those who thought there was some magic to the Hoodie Melo phenomenon, it’s time to get those eyes checked again. New Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony was torching the Los Angeles pickup circuit without the need of his famed hoodie, giving defenders some work with a barrage of jump shots and moves off the […]

On a quiet Friday afternoon in the NBA front, the Atlanta Hawks officially announced the signing of longtime NBA veteran Vince Carter. Entering his 21st NBA season and joining his eighth NBA team, Carter will look to bring his veteran leadership and athletic game to Atlanta. Following the announcement, the Hawks announced that Carter will […]

The Houston Rockets will experience a seamless transition into the age of Carmelo Anthony. That’s coming straight from the mouth of reigning NBA Most Valuable Player James Harden, who tells The Players’ Tribune that there’s not going to be any problem in Anthony’s assimilation with the Rockets. “When you got that many high IQ guys […]

Carmelo Anthony is one of the highest profile signings of the offseason, and how he will fit with the Houston Rockets is on everyone’s mind. But one of his new teammates, P.J. Tucker, thinks Melo will fit right in. Tucker specifically mentioned Anthony’s ability to score the basketball. According to Alykhan Bijani of The Athletic, Tucker […]

Jerami Grant is set up to flourish with the Oklahoma City Thunder after the departure of Carmelo Anthony paved the way for a potential starting role. It was only hours into free agency when the Thunder pulled the trigger on a three-year, $27 million deal with Grant — a move that spelled Anthony’s exit from […]

James Harden and the Houston Rockets are heading to the Bahamas for some much-needed team bonding  before the rigorous demands of the NBA regular season. The recently crowned NBA MVP spoke about the importance of the trip away together with Mark Berman of FOX 26 Sports. “It’s extremely important,” Harden said in an interview with FOX […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder traded for Carmelo Anthony hoping he would be an effective third option behind Russell Westbrook and Paul George. Instead, Anthony declined in a big way, with the disappointing season culminating in a truly wretched playoff performance that rendered the future Hall of Famer nearly unplayable. The Houston Rockets are now hoping […]

It may have been seven years since Sacramento Kings guard Iman Shumpert was a rookie for the New York Knicks, but time apparently hasn’t helped him forget about what current Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony asked him to do when they were teammates in New York. In a video posted by TMZ, he recounts this crazy […]

Despite all of his career achievements, recent Houston Rockets acquisition Carmelo Anthony is currently one of the NBA’s biggest antagonists. The 34-year-old appears to have had it with his haters, recently cussing out on one of them on Instagram. Rockets fan page Rockets Today posed a question on their Instagram account, asking its followers who they would pick […]

Carmelo Anthony is not the player he used to be. He’s still a productive player and he has the tools to be an offensive weapon for his new team, the Houston Rockets. But most people acknowledge that he is a defensive liability on the court. To say he was a liability would be a gross understatement. […]

Wendell Carter Jr. has yet to play his first NBA game, but he’s already getting valuable lessons from a perennial scorer in Carmelo Anthony, who is teaching young rookies the value of paving the way for others. The Chicago Bulls’ seventh overall pick in this year’s draft took every word in stride, as Anthony explained […]

Nene must be trapped back in Denver, because he made some interesting comments about new Houston Rockets teammate Carmelo Anthony. According to Mark Berman of Fox 26 KRIV, Nene still believes that Melo is a top-10 player in the league. “He can be whatever he wants to be. He’s talented. It doesn’t matter how old […]

On Monday, Carmelo Anthony finally put pen to paper on his one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Houston Rockets. And there’s some amount of irony in Anthony signing on with two men whose work led to the devaluation of his career in an effort to salvage what remains of it. The NBA Melo entered as […]

A national championship with Syracuse and a three-time Olympic gold medalist, Carmelo Anthony has a storied basketball career. However, it hasn’t always been sunshine and rainbows for Hoodie Melo or Olypmic Melo or any other, but most specifically NBA Melo, version of Melo. Despite being a 10-time All-star and 6-time All-NBA selection for 15 seasons […]

In today’s world of social media, no trolls are safe from the wrath of star players. This time around, Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony is clapping back at the haters on Instagram. After known basketball trainer Chris Brickley posted a video of Melo and others squaring off in the gym, Anthony jumped in the comments […]

New Houston Rockets signee Carmelo Anthony finally addressed whether he will start or come off the bench for his new team. There has been speculation that he’ll be coming off the Rockets bench after he refused to come off the bench with the Oklahoma City Thunder last season. Speaking to TMZ, however, Anthony said that […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni thinks his newest addition, Carmelo Anthony, can coexist with this group as long as every player commits to the same goal. While stylistically, Melo has made a living through the mid-range game, D’Antoni feels his team will do well as long as his players don’t stray too far from […]

Only a day after officially signing with his team of choice, the Houston Rockets, forward Carmelo Anthony wrote a letter, thanking Oklahoma City Thunder fans for their support throughout a single season. “Throughout the entire season, game after game, you cheered me on and rooted for us as a team,” Anthony wrote, according to Erik […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni isn’t worried about a potential starting role for his new star signing, Carmelo Anthony, even less of whether he starts or comes off the bench. While most fans have been curious to see whether Melo would finally cede into a bench role after an NBA active record of 1,054 […]

A fan offered a conspiracy theory involving Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets. According to Redditor u/Clippersfanboy, it seemed the Anthony planned his move to Houston all along. To recall, Anthony opted into his $27.9 million contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to the fan, Anthony opted in despite knowing that the […]

The Atlanta Hawks does not seem to be amused at all by what they believe was a huge omission in a recent social media post. See, SportsCenter recently uploaded a graphic of Carmelo Anthony wearing a uniform partitioned by the different threads he’s worn (and set to wear) in his NBA career, but it only […]

Paul George surprised everybody this summer when the five-time All-Star chose to return to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Los Angeles Lakers were the favorites to land him, but it was his on and off the court chemistry with teammate Russell Westbrook that really helped convince him to stay. Now that George is in it […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey envisioned Carmelo Anthony joining Houston way back 2014 when the future Hall of Famer was making hi big free-agency decision. In fact, Morey commissioned comic book artist Rob Liefeld for some artwork featuring free agents the team had been eyeing that time. Liefeld is best known as the creator […]

James Harden is excited about his newest teammate, Carmelo Anthony. Melo’s signing has been expected for weeks, but the former All-Star forward and Houston made the deal official on Monday. Harden tweeted out his excitement after the news broke. Let’s get it! https://t.co/ibXrzME2ln — James Harden (@JHarden13) August 13, 2018 It will be interesting to […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni still remembers his days with the New York Knicks and star Carmelo Anthony, but not with bitterness, but rather a more mature approach to the circumstances and the nature of their partnership. The 67-year-old coach explained to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports how different things were in The Big […]

Carmelo Anthony has proven elite in two categories — getting every cent of his guaranteed money and never coming off the bench. According to Reddit user sop1232, Melo is a whopping 1054-for-1054 in start-to-appearance ratio since entering the league in 2003 as the third overall pick. His draftmate LeBron James, also a perennial starter in […]

Several members of the Houston Rockets organization, including general manager Daryl Morey and star point guard Chris Paul, took some time out of their Monday to welcome the newest member of the team, Carmelo Anthony. Paul didn’t have to say much in his welcome tweet. As most hoops fans know, he and Anthony have been […]

The incertitude regarding Carmelo Anthony’s fit with the Houston Rockets has become even more of a pressing issue now that he has officially signed with the team. While ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski initially speculated that Anthony is likely heading for a bench role, Woj then said the future Hall of Famer will still get a shot […]

The Houston Rockets have added their most significant asset by officially signing Carmelo Anthony to a one-year, $2.4 million deal for the veteran’s minimum. This will spell a reunion with former head coach Mike D’Antoni, who coached him during their time with the New York Knicks. The 67-year-old infamously quit after being faced with an […]

Carmelo Anthony has officially signed with the Houston Rockets after clearing his physical examination on Monday morning. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey took to Twitter to welcome the 10-time All-Star to the team. Welcome to the @HoustonRockets @carmeloanthony – easy to find highlights for him! https://t.co/ZdjTc0xFmY — Daryl Morey 🗽🏀 (@dmorey) August 13, 2018 Morey […]

Soon-to-be official Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony could potentially challenge for a starting spot, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Woj had recently speculated that Anthony would likely come off the bench for the Rockets, but the 15-year veteran and 10-time All-Star will be allowed to head into training camp and compete for a starting forward […]

Carmelo Anthony is finally expected to sign with the Houston Rockets on Monday after completing a physical examination. Exactly how the team will utilize the 10-time All-Star is still up for debate, but it sounds like he might be coming off the bench, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Rockets are expected […]

Free agent forward Carmelo Anthony will sign a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Houston Rockets for the veteran’s minimum today, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 15-year veteran traveled to Houston and completed his physical today, making it only a matter of letting the ink dry once his paperwork is filed for the league […]

The Houston Rockets have their sights set on their first NBA Finals appearance since 1995. After falling just short of the NBA’s biggest dance last campaign in controversial and unfortunate circumstances, the Rockets have tinkered with their roster this off-season in the hopes of becoming the Western Conference’s top dog. The general consensus is the […]

Carmelo Anthony’s time with the Atlanta Hawks was so remarkable that a video tribute has been created to celebrate the soon-to-be Houston Rockets forward’s five-day legacy with the franchise. In this hilarious parody video, several clips are stitched up together to make it seem that Anthony’s time with the Hawks was much more than just […]

More than anything else, Carmelo Anthony’s top contribution to the Atlanta Hawks is making the team a trivia answer. Sure, Anthony acted as a catalyst for the Hawks to shed point guard Dennis Schroder’s pay off the books, but it also meant they had to buy out the 10-time All-Star’s $25.5 million contract for the […]

It’s revenge season for the Houston Rockets. After coming so close to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1995, the Rockets fell short to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors in seven games in the Western Conference Finals. It ended as a season of “what ifs,” as superstar point guard Chris Paul went down at […]