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Portland Trail Blazers veteran Carmelo Anthony just brought back a throwback look to training camp. The 10-time All-Star showed up at camp rocking the cornrows, the hairstyle he wore until 2008. Blazers players certainly enjoyed seeing the veteran back with his vintage look: Braids Carmelo Anthony is back 🔥pic.twitter.com/wKAvwioY2Y — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 8, 2020 […]

Former Portland Trail Blazers star Brandon Roy wants Carmelo Anthony to wear No. 7 in the upcoming season. The No. 7 jersey hasn’t been issued by the Blazers since 2011, the year Roy last wore it. Anthony, who wore No. 00 with the Blazers last season, told reporters on media day he wants to wear […]

Carmelo Anthony has had a rollercoaster of a career over the last few years. He went from a potent scorer with the New York Knicks to being out of the league completely, all before he found a home in Rip City with the Portland Trail Blazers. Melo carved out a significant role for himself in […]

Carmelo Anthony has chosen to re-sign with the Portland Trail Blazers this offseason, which has led many to speak about what number he’ll be wearing. As he prepares for his second season at Rip City, Anthony shared his thoughts on potentially wearing the No. 7 jersey in Portland, per KGW TV’s Orlando Sanchez. "If Portland […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Carmelo Anthony agreed on a deal for the upcoming season, but it came with one caveat: he would have to come off the bench. Despite still having an interest in being a starter, Anthony opened up about the trials of accepting a bench role: https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1334965512619495426?s=20 https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1334966156420030464?s=20 Back in the 2018-2019 season, […]

The praise keeps on rolling in for Carmelo Anthony after the veteran forward re-signed with the Portland Trail Blazers in free agency. Blazers general manager Neil Olshey has already been quite vocal about the importance of bringing Anthony back next season. Damian Lillard expanded on that at the start of the team’s Media Week, suggesting […]

With the Portland Trail Blazers’ offseason haul and their new and improved players, there’s a good chance that Carmelo Anthony will come off the bench—a role that he has vehemently shunned in the past. In the coming 2020-21 NBA season, the Blazers will have plenty of options at the forward spot: Robert Covington, Derrick Jones […]

Veteran forward Carmelo Anthony is excited to be back in Portland. Anthony tweeted out a highlight tape after he was officially re-signed by the Trail Blazers, thanking Rip City for the appreciation showed to him thus far. Thanks for the love Rip City@trailblazers pic.twitter.com/Wnm9mgGFc4 — Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) November 24, 2020 Portland general manager Neil […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have made a number of moves in an effort to get back to the top of the Western Conference next year. However, general manager Neil Olshey believes one move stands out above the rest. Olshey said Monday re-signing Carmelo Anthony was a crucial move from a cultural perspective: “Probably the most […]

Carmelo Anthony seemed to find a long-term home with the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2019-20 season and he seems to share the same sentiment. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Anthony has agreed to re-sign with the Blazers. Free agent Carmelo Anthony is finalizing a deal to re-sign with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources […]

Carmelo Anthony’s possible return to the Portland Trail Blazers hit a snag when the team acquired two players who could soak up minutes at power forward. In separate deals, the Rip City squad traded for Robert Covington from the Houston Rockets, while also picking up former Miami Heat high-flyer Derrick Jones Jr. in free agency. […]

Even though Portland didn’t make much noise in the 2020 postseason, it was great to see Carmelo Anthony rejuvenate his career as a role player. He may not have been the player that he once was, but it would be foolish to say that he wasn’t an impact guy. Carmelo Anthony averaged 15.4 PPG and […]

NBA free agent Carmelo Anthony’s possible reunion with the New York Knicks may indeed happen this season following a report of mutual interest between both parties. With the free agency window for the 2020-21 campaign set to open on Friday, November 20, the Knicks brass is reportedly considering bringing back Melo, who donned the Knicks […]

The Phoenix Suns have succeeded in landing a fortified piece to their roster by obtaining veteran star guard Chris Paul on Monday. After being able to pull of the often-rumored trade for the ten-time All-Star, the Suns become a slightly more favorable squad heading into next season. Still, having Paul doesn’t answer all of the […]

The New York Knicks may be interested in bringing Carmelo Anthony back, but it’s not at the top of their offseason to-do list. Anthony played seven seasons in New York (2011-17), leading the Knicks to the playoffs three times and earning seven All-Star nods. He averaged 24.7 points per game as a Knick, but a […]

Now entering his 18th year in the NBA, Carmelo Anthony proved that he still had plenty left in the tank in his first year with the Portland Trailblazers. It’s why this piece is dedicated to Carmelo Anthony’s greatest moments ever. After being acquired last year, he became a key contributor and provided ample support for […]

The New York Knicks might still be hoping to sign at least one of the “Banana Boat” crew this offseason. Ian Begley of SNY suggested in September the Knicks might hope to bring back Carmelo Anthony in the event New York could pull off a trade for Chris Paul. However, it seems Leon Rose and […]

Los Angeles Sparks forward Candance Parker recently went on an interview with NBA veteran Carmelo Anthony, and the pair went on a deep discussion about the issues plaguing the WNBA today. One of which happens to be the discrepancy in pay, which according to Parker, was one of the reasons why she had to play […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott is a big fan of vintage Carmelo Anthony from his Denver Nuggets days in the early-to-mid-2000s. So much so, that the 6-foot-7 forward took advantage of Halloween and decided to dress up as old school Melo this year. Scott shared the image on his Instagram page, where he proudly rocked […]

Everybody loves a good underdog story, and Jeremy Lin’s tale of becoming an overnight celebrity in the world of the NBA as a member of the New York Knicks ranks as one of the best in the 21st century. Lin was an undrafted guard out of Harvard who didn’t seem to have what it took […]

Former Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl delivered another hot take, this time pertaining to his former player in Carmelo Anthony. In a recent Twitter post, Karl claimed that trading Anthony from the Nuggets to the New York Knicks was the best trade to ever happen for Denver: Almost 10 years ago, Melo was traded […]

George Karl, Carmelo Anthony’s former coach with the Denver Nuggets, is doling out some advice before his former star player hits free agency. The message? Don’t mess up a good thing with the Portland Trail Blazers. Via SiriusXM NBA Radio: “I think he fits in Portland,” Karl said. “It seems like him and [head coach] […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Chris Paul has always been about more than just basketball. As the president of the NBPA since 2013, the 35-year-old has always been in the forefront of the different moves and actions that represent the players and the NBA. In July, the 10-time NBA All-Star partnered with Dwyane Wade and Carmelo […]

The Los Angeles Lakers just won an NBA championship with LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and a bunch of role players. There will be some shuffling of the roster as the Lakers move forward, and they’ll look to bolster the support group for their two stars. The Lakers will likely look at acquiring a third star, […]

Back in November 2019, the Portland Trail Blazers decided to take a chance on then-free agent Carmelo Anthony and picked him up on a one-year, non-guaranteed deal. A year removed from his last NBA game, the 10-time All-Star moved into the Blazers’ rotation as the third scoring option behind Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. The […]

George Karl also came to the defense of his former player Carmelo Anthony, following the Denver Nuggets’ not-so-subtle dig against him on Friday. The former Nuggets head coach reacted to the apparent disrespectful graphic shared by the Nuggets on social media, which boldly left out Melo from their All-Time list. George Karl took to Twitter […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony has long been open about potentially returning to the New York Knicks sometime in the near future. Turns out, that exciting possibility could take place as early as next season if his fellow “Banana Boat Crew” mate Chris Paul also moves to the Madison Square Garden. Per Marc Berman […]

The Portland Trail Blazers Twitter account brilliantly trolled the Denver Nuggets for their Carmelo Anthony omission on Friday. The Nuggets asked their fans who some of their favorite players of all time were and didn’t include Anthony. So, the Blazers posted the same question to their followers on Twitter and put Anthony in the picture […]

The Denver Nuggets’ Twitter account posted a graphic asking fans to name their favorite player in franchise history. Carmelo Anthony was conspicuously absent from that photo. The players featured span multiple generations, from Hall of Famer Alex English to Nikola Jokic. Former Nuggets guards Chauncey Billups and Nick Van Exel were also included, as was […]

Just when most folks counted him out already, Carmelo Anthony came surging back from the dead, as he played a key role for the Portland Trail Blazers this season. Recently, The 10-time All-Star opened up about what made him decide to sign with the team back in November of last year. Speaking to JJ Redick […]

Grammy Awards nominated hip-hop artist Travis Scott recently went a trip down memory lane during his days as a ball boy for the Houston Rockets. According to the renowned rapper, one of the highlights of his short-lived career as a ball boy was once meeting and getting an autographed ball from the late, great Los […]

Carmelo Anthony’s 10-game stint with the Houston Rockets in 2018-19 was a disaster despite his close friends, James Harden and Chris Paul, being on the roster. In the 10 games he appeared in with the Rockets, Anthony averaged a career-low 13.4 points and shot only 40.5 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from beyond […]

Carmelo Anthony’s one year with the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2017-18 season didn’t go well. The future Hall of Famer averaged 16.2 points per game as the third option behind Russell Westbrook and Paul George and the Thunder lost to the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2018 playoffs in six games. […]

Carmelo Anthony was the latest guest on New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard J.J. Redick’s podcast called “The Old Man & the Three,” and the future Hall of Famer talked about why the triangle offense didn’t work with the New York Knicks after Phil Jackson was hired as president. Anthony says he was open to running […]

The trickiest part about naming the All-NBA Teams is choosing just 15 players—with positions in mind—from dozens of deserving superstars. Leaving out someone is as inevitable as a sunset. That’s why every year, debating who got snubbed is as recurrent as celebrating those who made the cut. The NBA originally only had two All-NBA Teams […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Jamal Murray continues his impressive run in this year’s playoffs. He delivered another masterful performance in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Murray dropped 32 points on Thursday which is his seventh consecutive 20+ point game. The last Nuggets to do this in the postseason was Carmelo Anthony who tallied 12 […]

It’s a date for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. They’ll meet again after last battling in 2009. At that time, Avatar was the top-grossing film, the Black Eyed Peas were still a thing, and Instagram wasn’t even invented. So yeah, a lot has changed since then. To […]

There aren’t a lot of things that NBA experts could agree on, but for more than a year, there was a consensus among them regarding the diminished abilities of one player: Carmelo Anthony. They all agreed he didn’t have what it takes to play in the NBA anymore. The pundits pointed to several reasons as […]

When Carmelo Anthony was an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2014, he was very close to signing with the Chicago Bulls, who were coached by Tom Thibodeau. However, Anthony wound up re-signing with the New York Knicks on a monster max contract. Fast forward to today and Thibodeau is now the head coach […]