NBA legend Carmelo Anthony achieved a career milestone when the former New York Knicks forward was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Anthony, 41, was part of the 2025 Hall of Fame class that included former NBA player Dwight Howard, former WNBA player Sue Bird, NCAA championship-winning coach Billy Donovan, and other basketball greats.

During his induction speech, the former NBA star gave a shoutout to all the influential people in his life, failing to mention the one woman who stayed married to him during his basketball career, his ex-wife, Alani “La La” Vazquez , professionally known as La La Anthony .

“My kids saved me. They gave me a reason to move past ego, past noise, past criticism. They reminded me that legacy isn’t what you leave behind, it’s what you lift up,

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