“ It’s f— y’all. You saying f— me dead smack to the rest of the world. I ain’t never said anything bad about y’all, y’all boo me. ” That’s how Carmelo Anthony previously felt about the Denver Nuggets and the front office for painting him as the villain. His #15, which brought success to the Mile-High City, was later passed on to two players, with Nikola Jokic donning it since his draft, causing more cracks. But during the Hall of Fame ceremony, the stance of the 10x All-Star proved that the cracks may be healing.
Carmelo paid a major tribute to Denver during his HOF speech, claiming that it was the Nuggets that “believed in me” first. He also claimed that the Pepsi Center was always going to be a part of “his foundation,” which can mean a lot of things. However, one thing that it d