Saturday evening, at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Carmelo Anthony He lived one of the most exciting moments of his career: the official entry between the legends of basketball.
Carmelo Anthony is now officially an enshrined member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. #25HoopClass pic.twitter.com/dXwXsrULUO
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The former NBA star, 10 times All-Star, who played 19 seasons mainly with the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, was among the absolute protagonists of the evening, accompanied on stage by two icons such as All IVerson e Dwyane Wade.
“Tonight does not within alone in the Hall of Fame,” said a moved Anthony, who often struggled to hold back the tears. “I bring with me the voices of those who told me that I would never have made it, the shadows of the alleys, empty dishes. I represent the dreamers, the underestimates, the rejected. Every soul trapped in a place from which I managed to escape instead.”
The ceremony, held at the Symphony Hall in Springfield, saw many Knicks fans tie to celebrate their idol, transforming the event into a tribute to the Brooklyn boy who became legend.
Anthony also spoke of the difficulties faced by a young man:
“We didn’t have much, but we had a dream,” he remembered. “And if you were lucky, you had someone who told you not to give up. But often what he felt was: ‘That’s not stuff for you, do not aim so high,’ Melo remains in your place ‘. When you grow up in the shadows, or you make yourself swallowed up by it or you learn to shine elsewhere.”
In his speech Anthony turned above all to the boys:
“Within you there is a voice that whispers that in life there is more for you. Keep close to that voice ….”
Melo Anthony has closed his NBA career with 28,289 points, 12 ° In the All-Time Mascial Person rankinga title of top scorer in 2013and a ‘Legacy’ that goes well beyond numbers: that of a symbol of resilience, ambition and passion for the game.
“You gave a kid from the projects a passport to the world… I gave [the game] everything I had.”
Carmelo Anthony gives thanks to the game of basketball and reflects on his career 👏
📺 Class of 2025 Enshrinement Ceremony on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/Ks2dtdbrBL
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) September 7, 2025
