[42] The Timberwolves eliminated the Nuggets in five games. Mia Burks, Carmelo Anthony's alleged baby mama, spoke about taking accountability for her decisions, co-parenting and whether or not Anthony will ever acknowledge his alleged child. Cuffin' season is complete." View this post on Instagram Anthony was voted to the All-NBA Third Team for the fourth time in his career alongside teammate Tyson Chandler. Anthony placed 16th in the NBA for points per 48 minutes. The Clippers held home court advantage in the series, due to ending the regular season with a better record (Denver finished 4438; Los Angeles finished 4735). [115], The 201112 season brought new expectations, as the season would be Anthony's first full season as a Knick. [241] In a disappointing season due to injuries and inconsistency, the Lakers finished with a 3349 record (11th), and Anthony averaged 13.3 points per game with 37.5 percent three-point shooting in 69 appearances. In an episode of "Finding Your Roots," Carmelo discovered more about the lineage of his activist father, who was of Puerto Rican descent. Carmelo Anthony's alleged baby mama, Mia Burks, doesn't think that the basketball player will go public with their daughter anytime soon. Anthony shot 12 of 15 (80%) in the third quarter and finished the game with 45 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and four steals. In that game, he scored 19 points and won the Sprite Slam Jam dunk contest. of 1 [244] Anthony was named to the FIBA World Championship All-Tournament Team, posting averages of 19.9 points (led team), 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. 8 all-time with 771 career 20-point games when he scored 21, 20, and 26 points against the Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks in their 5th, 6th and 7th games in the NBA restart. On June 25, 1979, Alani was born in Rochester, New York. Anthony was assumed to have a role in the coach's departure, as he was not a good fit in D'Antoni's high paced offense. The Clippers won the first two games of the series on their home floor. Advertisement Carmelo Anthony celebrated the women in his life over the weekend, spreading the love during Mother's Day. [147] On January 30, in a 11786 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Anthony became the 50th NBA player to score 19,000 career points. [146] In the victory against the Heat, Anthony and James ended up in a virtual deadlock as the former registered 29 points (shooting 12-of-24), eight rebounds, five assists and two steals as against the latter's 32 points (shooting 12-of-17), five rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block. That's the bottom line". [71] When the reserves for the Western Conference All-Star team were announced, Anthony was not included on the roster. [153] On July 13, 2014, Anthony re-signed with the Knicks[154] to a reported five-year deal. news.AmoMama.com does not support or promote any kind of violence, self-harm, or abusive behavior. "[198], On January 22, 2019, the Rockets traded Anthony, the draft rights to Jon Diebler, and undisclosed cash considerations to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the draft rights to Tadija Dragievi. [129] He also became only the third NBA player to score at least 40 points on at least 60% field-goal shooting in three consecutive games, joining King and Michael Jordan. 29. [210], On January 1, 2020, Anthony bested his season-high by scoring 26 points in a 11793 loss to the New York Knicks. Anthony became the first NBA rookie to lead a playoff team in scoring since David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs during the 198990 season. Carmelo's mother was a passionate basketball player in high school, which she passed down to her son. [39] He also became the second-youngest player (19 years, 305 days) to score at least 40 points in a game in NBA history. In 2006, Anthony partnered with Hemelgarn Racing to campaign a car driven by P. J. Chesson in the 2006 IndyCar Series season. Listed at 6ft 7in (2.01m) and 238 pounds (108kg), he has strength and quickness to be an immediate and consistent scoring threat in the post. [59] The Nuggets split their games at home in Denver (winning game three; losing game four). Anthony Camelo is now a parent himself and co-parents his son with La La Anthony. [14] He had another sister, Michelle, who died in 2010. [49], During the season, Anthony made five game-winning shots in the last five seconds: at Houston on January 8, 2006;[50] at home versus Phoenix on January 10;[51] at Minnesota on February 24;[52] at Indiana on March 15;[53] at home versus the Los Angeles Lakers on April 6. [166] On January 23, Anthony moved past Gary Payton as the league's 30th all-time career scoring leader in a 9784 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. In 2015, Carmelo celebrated his dad on father's day with a heartwarming tribute that he wrote on his Facebook page. After losing in five straight playoff appearances (20042008), on April 29, 2009, Anthony won his first playoff series when the Nuggets beat the New Orleans Hornets at home 10786 where Anthony finished with a playoff career-high 34 points and four steals. 3 has led his team to greaterand immediateheights, Carmelo Anthony Starting To Play Like an MVP Candidate. [212] It was Anthony's 26th game winner in the last 30 seconds of a game, better than Kobe Bryant with 22, LeBron James with 20, Dirk Nowitzki with 18 and Dwyane Wade with 16. Anthony's first game with the Knicks was a 114108 win against the Milwaukee Bucks in which he scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds and an assist. It wasn't even close. In the team's first game after the All-Star Game, the Nuggets visited the Cleveland Cavaliers in a highly anticipated game with the Cavaliers having a 13-game winning streak. [29] Afterwards, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim described Anthony as "[] by far, the best player in college basketball. In addition, Jeremy Lin had torn his left meniscus before the playoffs started. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange, winning a national championship as a freshman in 2003 while being named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. [180] He began his career with the Denver Nuggets, where he scored a total of 13,970 points in 564 games. [14], Anthony commuted to Towson Catholic High School for his first three years of high school. [156] In the process, he became the 10th active player to achieve the milestone[157] and the sixth youngest in NBA history to reach the milestone[158] just behind LeBron James (28 years, 17 days), Kobe Bryant (29 years, 122 days), Wilt Chamberlain (29 years, 134 days), Michael Jordan (29 years, 326 days) and Oscar Robertson (30 years, 97 days). He led the team in scoring, rebounding, minutes played (36.4 minutes per game), field goals made and free throws made and attempted. However, they later announced that they were officially getting a divorce. As of April 2016, he was the US Olympic team's all-time leader in points,[5] rebounds, and games played. 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[140], In the 2013 NBA Playoffs, Anthony scored 21 points to go with seven rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block against the Boston Celtics, in their First Round playoff series. [242], After his rookie season, Anthony, along with fellow 2003 draftees LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, were chosen as members of the 2004 USA Olympic basketball team alongside veterans Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury and Tim Duncan that won the bronze medal. [16] He tied LeBron James for the tournament scoring lead at 24 points per game and shot 66 percent from the field. [176] It was the 12th time Anthony has scored at least 17 points in his last 13 games that included his season-high of 45 points in a quadruple-OT loss to the Atlanta Hawks. [182], During the 2017 off-season, after multiple conflicts with the then-team president Phil Jackson, Anthony demanded a trade. [99] The following game, Anthony scored a career-high 50 points in a home game against the New York Knicks while teammate Chauncey Billups added 32 points in the game, making them only the third duo in NBA history to score at least 50 and 30 points respectively. [89] Anthony was suspended for one game by the Nuggets for staying on the court and refusing to leave the game after coach George Karl benched him during a game against the Pacers.[90]. [57] Anthony was named to the All-NBA Third Team. [102] This was Anthony's third All-Star appearance and second as a starter. . His alleged daughter ostensibly looks like his twin; thus, the two seem more alike. [276] He was suspended for 15 games as a result. Morey said that Anthony "accepted every role" asked by D'Antoni, but that the "fit we envisioned when Carmelo chose to sign with the Rockets has not materialized; therefore we thought it was best to move on as any other outcome would have been unfair to him." [119], The Knicks qualified for the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, and faced off against the eventual champions, the Miami Heat. The child's mother, Mia Angel Burks, continuously alleged Carmelo as the father of her kid. [141] Anthony averaged a team-high 29.2 points per game in the series. [296], In April 2021, Anthony launched a production company called Creative 7, which was named after his New York Knicks jersey number 7, which he wore from 2011 to 2017.[297]. [117] Mike Woodson took over for D'Antoni; this led to an improvement in Anthony's play, as he was more suited for Woodson's halfcourt offense. [239] On October 24, Anthony put up 28 points in a 121118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies and moved past Moses Malone into the 9th place on the NBA all-time career scoring list. [92] Anthony became one of three players in the Nuggets' history to open with 70 or more points through two gamestied with Nick Van Exel with 71 pointssurpassed only by Alex English who did it twice, in 1985 (79) and 1988 (74). Their son, Kiyan Carmelo Anthony, was born on March 7, 2007. He and wrestler Henry Cejudo, also a 2008 gold medalist, were chosen to be the special award headliners for the induction banquet held on April 14, 2009. [96][97], In the fifteenth regular season game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony entered the game leading the league in points per game (30.2) and was the only player in the league to score at least 20 points in every game. In the game, Anthony scored 41 points. [165] In the All-Star game Anthony recorded 11 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block in the East's 196173 loss to the West. The Nuggets won the Northwest Division and placed second in the Western Conference, finishing the season with a franchise record-tying 54 wins (5428 overall). [91], On December 3, 2012, Anthony was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period November 26 to December 2, 2012. Carmelo Anthony, byname Melo, (born May 29, 1984, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American professional basketball player who was one of the most prolific scorers in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. In his post, the athlete shared a photo of his late father alongside an emotional message stating that his father's death brought him closer to him. Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) [1] is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [295] Despite the financial recession in Puerto Rico, Anthony saw this opportunity as a form of community outreach, as well as a long-term investment in a club that could ultimately be profitable. On January 24, he established his career high, the Knicks' franchise record, and the Madison Square Garden record for single-game scoring with a 62-point, 13-rebound, 0 turnover effort against the Charlotte Bobcats. [243], In 2006, Anthony was named co-captain (along with James and Wade) of Team USA at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Anyone who has followed Anthony's career knows that he has had some ups and downs over the years. [179], On March 12, 2017, in a 120112 loss to Knicks cross-town rivals Brooklyn Nets, Anthony became only the third player to score 10,000 points for two franchises, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Lakers) and Elvin Hayes (San Diego/Houston Rockets and Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets). By scoring 36 points to Kevin Durant's 27 points, he overtook the latter in the scoring race, upping his season average to 28.44 to Durant's 28.35 points per game. This article was last updated by Sujan on April 27, 2023. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! We are Blessed to share everyday with you.". [16] It was there that Anthony and James struck up a friendship. [291] He also participated in a merchandising cooperation with Nickelodeon for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise,[292] where he has several guest appearances, namely in the 2016 action film[293] and as a comic character in the Amazing Adventures spin-off comics to the 2012 TV series. Carmelo Anthony's alleged daughter looks exactly like him! You are such an amazing Mother. [48] Also, in doing so, he became the second youngest player to accomplish that feat (behind LeBron James). [36] It was the fewest games a Nuggets rookie took to score 30 points in a contest since the ABANBA merger. [121] On January 9, 2013, Anthony was suspended for one game without pay for confronting Kevin Garnett after a game on January 7. Despite the injuries, Anthony was able to lead the Knicks to their first playoff win since 2001. [214] On January 17, Anthony scored 22 points in a 120112 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, while becoming the 18th player in NBA history to reach the 26,000 points mark. La La Anthony's son is growing up! He contributed $1.5 million to the Living Classrooms Foundation, a non-profit organization that "provides innovative hands-on-education, job-training, and community service programs for over 35,000 children, youth and young adults in the east Baltimore community. "To an Incredibly STRONG Woman. When Carmelo's father died, his mother struggled to raise him and his siblings; her main goal was to see her kids succeed. [255] He also likes creating space from his defenders which allows him to step into his jump shot or put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket and get to the free throw line. Mia recently revealed the news of Carmelo's absence in a social media response. He was sentenced to one year of probation, 24 hours of community service and US$1,000 in court costs and fines. [100] Two days later, Anthony scored a total of 32 points. [168], While Anthony ended the season with an average of 21.8 ppg (1,573 points in 72 games), below his 25.2 ppg average entering the season, he set a career-high 4.2 apg average (299 assists in 72 games),[169] the first and only time that he averaged over 4.0 apg in his career. It looks like Carmelo Anthony finally confirmed that he is the father of Mia Burks' daughter. [148] Anthony became the fifth-youngest NBA player to achieve the feat. [13] When Anthony turned eight, his family moved to Baltimore. [82] He played in 77 games during the regular season, finishing as the NBA's fourth-leading scorer with 25.7 points per game, and had career-highs in rebounds per game (7.4) and steals per game (1.3). [232] On March 13, Anthony scored 26 points to move past Hakeem Olajuwon into 11th place on the NBA career scoring list in a win against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In defense of Carmelo Anthony's "defense" "The Trainer Behind Those Improbable Plays", "Carmelo Anthony to miss game in San Antonio USATODAY.com", "LaLa Vazquez Has a Boy with NBA's Carmelo Anthony", "'Exclusive: LaLa Vazquez, Carmelo Anthony Say 'I Do'", "LaLa Vazquez Weds Carmelo Anthony" Ulrica Wihlborg, "Carmelo and La La Anthony Separated (PHOTO)", "La La and Carmelo Anthony Are Officially Back Together! [16] Towson Catholic surged to a record of 263 and finished third in the state tournament. [275] In 2006, Anthony's friend, Tyler Brandon Smith, was pulled over in Anthony's vehicle and cited for marijuana possession and three traffic violations. Carmelo Anthony was alleged to be the father of an adorable daughter, Genesis Harlo Anthony. In a January 24, 2014, game against the Charlotte Bobcats, Anthony scored a career-high 62 points, setting a Knicks' single-game scoring record and a Madison Square Garden single-game scoring record. [211] On January 7, Anthony recorded a new season-high 28 points and seven rebounds, and hit the game-winning shot in a 10199 win over the Toronto Raptors. 1 pick from Akron has all the hype, but pick No. [272] That same year, Anthony appeared in a video entitled Stop Snitchin', which warned that residents of Baltimore who collaborated with the police would face violence. [4] Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he played one season before a short stint with the Houston Rockets. The Knicks fell to the Boston Celtics in four games in the First Round of the playoffs. [16] His performances at the high school All-Star games, helped lift his reputation with HoopScoop ranking him as the nation's No. He's going in the Hall of Fame. advocates for a healthy discussion about the instances of violence, abuse, sexual misconduct, animal cruelty, abuse etc. He, along with Dwight Howard and Scottie Pippen, also appeared in the 2013 Chinese film Amazing, a joint venture between the NBA and Shanghai Film Group Corporation. [258], Anthony is one of many NBA players who use Idan Ravin as a personal coach and trainer. Carmelo Anthony, who joined the NBA in 2003 and is preparing for his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, is sharing his life story in the memoir, Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised. Anthony won Player of the Week honors three times during the season (November 2026; November 27 December 3; and February 511),[76][77] and received Player of the Month honors for April. [40] Anthony averaged 21.0 points per game during the season, which was more than any other rookie. The people Carmelo turned to as father figures were his older brothers and cousins, but their fate seemed like signals of red flags. The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers (5725 overall record) in the First Round of the Playoffs. Clutch, it would have to be Anthony. On June 23, 2014, Anthony informed the Knicks that he would opt out of his contract and become a free agent. NBA All-Rookie Team, LeBron James Wins 200304 got milk? La La is of African-Puerto Rican descent. This was the first time that Anthony scored over 30 points since February 25, 2017, when he was playing for the New York Knicks. When the . [60] Denver then lost game five at Los Angeles, which eliminated the Nuggets from the playoffs. [72] However, with Yao Ming and Carlos Boozer out with injuries, NBA commissioner David Stern chose Anthony as a replacement (along with Josh Howard). Carmelo Anthony Wants His Memoir to Serve as a 'Bible' For His Son. [194][195], On August 13, 2018, Anthony signed a one-year, $2.4 million veterans minimum contract with the Houston Rockets coached by his former Knicks coach, Mike D'Antoni. Unlike other parents who become their kid's managers once they spot their talent, Mary said she would always be her son's mother and not his business partner. Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend. [201] On February 1, he was waived by the Bulls. [172], In a January 11, 2017, game against the Philadelphia 76ers, which the team lost 9897 on a buzzer-beater, Anthony scored 28 points to move past Robert Parish into 26th place in the NBA career scoring ladder. On Tuesday, Anthony, 42, shared a photo of herself standing . We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. [208] A couple of days later Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Week,[209] in the process becoming the oldest player at 35 years old to win the weekly award since Tim Duncan at 38 won it in 201415. [93] It was also only the second time since 1987 that the Nuggets started the season 20. [6] He currently ranks 9th on the all time NBA scoring list. [268] The two reconciled in December 2018. On December 6, Anthony's contract became fully guaranteed. [16] He suddenly became one of the area's top players and made a name for himself in the area, being named The Baltimore Sun's metro player of the year in 2001,[17] as well as Baltimore Catholic League player of the year. [16] Anthony first thought of Virginia's Hargrave Military Academy but after talking to Steve Smith, the head coach at basketball powerhouse Oak Hill Academy, he eventually transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Virginiawinner of the USA Today 200001 high school championshipfor his senior campaign. Anthony also made a shot in the final seconds to force overtime vs. the Dallas Mavericks on January 6. In front of his home fans of Denver (who were hosting the 2005 All-Star Game), Anthony scored a game-high 31 points to go along with five boards, two assists and two steals, en route to becoming the MVP of the game. However, at the start of 2014, the Knicks went 41, including big wins against previous season finalists Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. [74] Anthony was the first Denver Nugget to be named an All-Star since Antonio McDyess in 2001.[75]. [189] In addition, he has 1,693 playoff points. The TV personality has two younger sisters and one younger brother.
