NBA: Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement

After 19 seasons played, the American forward confirmed that he is no longer playing professionally. His last team was the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021/22

After 19 seasons and 28,289 points scored, Carmelo Anthony has announced his retirement from professional basketball. The ninth highest scorer in NBA history made a post on his social networks announcing his decision: “The time has come for me to say goodbye to the track where I made my name and to the sport that gave me purpose in life and pride“.

The ten-time All-Star he has been without a team since the start of the 2022/23 seasonwhen I leave los angeles lakers. In addition to the California team, the Brooklyn-born played Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, and Portland Trail Blazers. Even though I was part of the best five of the tournament six times, Carmelo He was unable to win an NBA ring or make it to the Finals.

Despite not having great successes in club competition, he achieved them at the international level. With the United States team He won gold medals at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016in addition to being the American player with the most games in said tournament.

The finals of the NBA Conferences are determined

The 2022/23 basketball season in the United States has come to an end, and the winners of each region are beginning to be determined.

in the east, Miami Heatwho last accessed the Play Off, is 3-0 up on the Boston Celtics. This Tuesday they will meet again at the Miami Dade Arena. While, on the western side, Denver Nuggetswho finished first in the first round, they swept the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 and became the Conference champion.

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