Last week, LeBron James scored his 40,000th career point. A very special moment for the player and for fans of the orange ball since no one had ever managed to break this barrier before him. Carmelo Anthony, former glory of the Denver Nuggets, also held a tribute to his former teammate at the Los Angeles Lakers.
In May 2023, Carmelo Anthony bowed out in the NBA. A page that has been turned LeBron James since the two men have been adversaries since high school, but also friends in life. LeBron and Carmelo played together on the Lakers for what will ultimately be the final season for the former Nuggets and Knicks franchise player. “Frankly, it touches me… He was one of my best friends when I arrived in the NBA and even before. We had so many moments when we were in high school, whether it was competing against each other or sitting outside a hotel room at 2 or 3 a.m. on the steps of a hotel to talk about our journey up to 17 years old. I was 16, he was 17, and we were talking about what we could do in the future, what we could do for our mothers, what we could do for our families if we continued to focus on our objectives. I believe we were a driving force for each other. We had been as close as fingers since high school. » declared the King when announcing the retirement ofAnthony.
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“We should really cherish these moments”
Thus, speaking on his podcast, Carmelo AnthonyNBA and Denver Nuggets legend, returned the favor to his friend and implored fans to appreciate the fact that the Los Angeles Lakers star, LeBron James, reached 40,000 career points. “First of all, 40,000 points is crazy… 40,000 is crazy. We’ll never see that. Nobody touches that 40,000. Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar) was crazy, but 40,000 is different. So I hope people don’t forget that… I think we should really cherish those moments. We are for moving so quickly to the next topic, the next headline and the next story. But we must cherish these moments. 40,000 is crazy. » he blurted.
LeBron James, always bigger!
Anthony insists on the current desire to move from one thing to another, and does not want that to happen in this case. When it comes to James, NBA fans can sometimes get used to his greatness without understanding the magnitude of his accomplishments. This is whatAnthony doesn’t want to see it happen, as he mentioned on his podcast. As a reminder, both men were drafted the same year. The King in first position, Melo in third.
2024-03-11 22:11:36
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