Knicks legend wants jersey retired following Hall of Fame election

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The New York Knicks franchise added another Hall of Famer to their esteemed history with Carmelo Anthony being elected as a first ballot Hall of Famer last week. The basketball legend is one of the greatest players to ever don the orange and blue and led a few successful seasons after mostly dark years in the early 2000s.

Anthony doesn’t want the recognition to stop at the Hall of Fame, as he wants his jersey to be retired by both of his main two franchises, the Knicks and the Denver Nuggets.

I would love to see that, man,” Anthony said, per NJ.com’s Adam Zagoria. “For me it’s like, why wait? You know, it’s why wait? If you got to think about it, then cool, just let it be … I would like to see that jersey in both rafters, Denver and New York.”

Anthony spent his first seven seasons in Denver before being traded to New York during his eighth NBA season, where he would then spend the next seven seasons. Most of his achievements came with those two teams, including all 10 of his All-Star appearances.


 

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The New York Knicks franchise added another Hall of Famer to their esteemed history with Carmelo Anthony being elected as a first ballot Hall of Famer last week. The basketball legend is one of the greatest players to ever don the orange and blue and led a few successful seasons after mostly dark years in the early 2000s.

Anthony doesn’t want the recognition to stop at the Hall of Fame, as he wants his jersey to be retired by both of his main two franchises, the Knicks and the Denver Nuggets.

I would love to see that, man,” Anthony said, per NJ.com’s Adam Zagoria. “For me it’s like, why wait? You know, it’s why wait? If you got to think about it, then cool, just let it be … I would like to see that jersey in both rafters, Denver and New York.”

Anthony spent his first seven seasons in Denver before being traded to New York during his eighth NBA season, where he would then spend the next seven seasons. Most of his achievements came with those two teams, including all 10 of his All-Star appearances.



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You played here for 7 seasons and accomplished absolutely nothing. No thanks.:mjlol:

I wouldn’t say nothing…. but fans act like if their squad doesn’t win a championship then the season wasn’t a success.. which is stupid.. Melo shouldn’t have went to NY if they were gonna gut the team like that. He should have waited another year
 

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I don’t think anyone’s jersey should be retired.

Maybe in the rarest cases, like Jackie Robinson, because that’s culturally and historically significant.

I think statues or being put in a stadium’s “ring of honor” like they do in the NFL would be fine though.
 

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The New York Knicks franchise added another Hall of Famer to their esteemed history with Carmelo Anthony being elected as a first ballot Hall of Famer last week. The basketball legend is one of the greatest players to ever don the orange and blue and led a few successful seasons after mostly dark years in the early 2000s.

Anthony doesn’t want the recognition to stop at the Hall of Fame, as he wants his jersey to be retired by both of his main two franchises, the Knicks and the Denver Nuggets.

I would love to see that, man,” Anthony said, per NJ.com’s Adam Zagoria. “For me it’s like, why wait? You know, it’s why wait? If you got to think about it, then cool, just let it be … I would like to see that jersey in both rafters, Denver and New York.”

Anthony spent his first seven seasons in Denver before being traded to New York during his eighth NBA season, where he would then spend the next seven seasons. Most of his achievements came with those two teams, including all 10 of his All-Star appearances.


No way he gets it retired by Denver. They’ve moved on completely
 
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