Rings, titles, MVP tags, and a jersey hanging forever in the rafters. You see, that’s the ultimate definition of greatness in the NBA. We look back on the past, stare at Michael Jordan’s 90s era. That Shaq-Kobe terror of the 2000s or even the unforgettable Warriors dynasty of the late 2010s. Yet, the mosaic feels incomplete without a name, or of an unsung hero, if you will? And that is Carmelo Anthony.

Call him a Denver Nuggets legend or the face of the New York Knicks, that boy from Brooklyn, reshaped basketball in the most unique ways. He never had any of those elements to add “NBA’s greatest” as a prefix or suffix to his name. But those unparalleled records at the Olympic Games have now put him in the Shrine of Icons– the Hall of Fame.

On September 6, basketball will immortalize the 2

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