Carmelo Anthony in an interview with Mohegan Sun Casino spoke of his Olympic experiences with US teams, remembering those of 2008.
Anthony will become part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame For his career, which includes 10 participations in the NBA All-Star and 19 years of professional career between Denver, New York, Oklahoma City, Houston, Portland and Los Angeles.
Without a doubt it is One of the best scorers ever in NBA But, the former Syracuse star will also be recognized as the fundamental part of the “Redeem Team” in the USA, the 2008 Olympic team that redeemed the bronze medal of Athens 2004.
That team attended all the best players of the time including: Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Chris Bosh and could continue indefinitely, won the gold medal in Beijing and restored the established order, which sees the United States as the maximum leaders of this sport.
Is Carmelo Anthony really the face of US Team?
Carmelo Anthony is remembered in Syracuse for being the player who led the Orange to their only national victory in his first and only year with the team.
Anthony concluded her recordman career of points with the national team at the Olympics (336) and games played (31) and was the first American men’s basketball player a participate in four Olympics.
“If I am not the face of the United States basketball national team, then I don’t know who it can be. ” Melo said.
Those games have meant a lot for apple that, still today he talks about it with great emotion of the team, his mission and his place in the Olympic history with US Team, in particular Melo returns to talk about the sensations experienced in Beijing 2008.
“Unless you were there every day in those gyms, in those workouts, in those weight rooms, you cannot really understand or grasp the meaning of that moment. “
Although 17 years have passed since those Olympics, perhaps the his best titleeven better than the Hall of Fame.
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