{"id":55888,"date":"2025-07-22T06:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=55888"},"modified":"2025-07-22T06:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:49:05","slug":"nba-great-carmelo-anthony-retires-after-19-seasons-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=55888","title":{"rendered":"NBA great Carmelo Anthony retires after 19 seasons | Fox News&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NBA great Carmelo Anthony retires after 19 seasons | Fox News&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Carmelo Anthony officially announced his retirement from the NBA on May 22, 2023, after an outstanding 19-season career . Here\u2019s a comprehensive breakdown:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-87-4-300x250.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-87-4-300x250.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-87-4.jpeg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>19 seasons, spanning teams like the Denver Nuggets, New\u202fYork Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Los Angeles Lakers .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All-time No.\u202f9 scorer in NBA history, with 28,289 points .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10\u00d7 NBA All-Star, 6\u00d7 All-NBA selection, NBA scoring champion (2013), and named one of the Top 75 players in NBA history .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Won a national championship with Syracuse in 2003, earning NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A three-time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA (2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio), appearing in a record 31 games for the men\u2019s team .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Made in a moving video message posted on social media on May 22, 2023, Carmelo reflected:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt; \u201cNow the time has come for me to say goodbye \u2026 to the game that gave me purpose and pride\u201d .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He credited his family\u2014especially his children\u2014as his true legacy:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt; \u201cMy story has always been more than basketball. My legacy, my son&#8230;\u201d .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver praised him as \u201cone of the NBA\u2019s all\u2011time great players and ambassadors\u201d .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Numerous current and former NBA players, including LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, and Damian Lillard, publicly applauded his legacy .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt; \u201cThat was possibly the most frustrating thing about Melo. \u2026 He wanted to be a lethal scorer and that was really all he had at the forefront of his mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2025, a well-deserved recognition of his storied career .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remains active in basketball \u2014 serving as a FIBA World Cup ambassador and recently joining NBC\u2019s NBA studio team for the 2025\u201326 season .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured in a heartfelt ESPY awards tribute in July 2023, described as personifying \u201cthe American Dream\u201d .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Carmelo Anthony retired on May 22, 2023, leaving behind a lasting legacy as one of the NBA\u2019s greatest scorers and ambassadors. 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