Durant, Antetokounmpo, NBA World React to Carmelo Anthony’s Retirement

• The NBA world has reacted to Carmelo Anthony's retirement from basketball
• Superstars like Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Dwyane Wade led other NBA players and teams in lauding Anthony for his super career
• Anthony played 19 seasons in the NBA and made 10 All-Star appearances

The NBA world came together to pay tribute to Carmelo Anthony, who announced retirement from the NBA after 19 seasons in the NBA.

LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Giannis Antetokounmpo led other NBA stars in congratulating Anthony, who is regarded as one of the best of his generation.

Anthony retires with 10-times All-Star appearances, a scoring title, and six-time All-NBA selections. He played for six different teams: Nuggets (2003-2011), Knicks (2011-2017), Thunder (2017-2018), Rockets (2018-2019), Trail Blazers (2019-2021) and Lakers (2021-2022).

The 38-year-old is ninth on the NBA all-time scoring list with 28,289 career points. Moreover, he won three gold medals at the Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016), per AP.

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One thing that evaded Anthony was an NBA title. He never reached the NBA Finals in his career. He reached the conference finals once, with the Denver Nuggets in 2009 but were beaten by eventual champions, the Lakers, per the Athletic.

NBA stars laud Anthony

Anthony posted a video to announce his retirement, and it was shortly followed by tributes from many stars. Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant paid his tribute by roasting his former Team USA teammate. he posted several photos on Instagram.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP of the NBA, congratulated Anthony on his stellar career.

Here are other reactions from the NBA world.

Anthony was drafted No. 3 overall by the Nuggets in 2003. He was part of the star-studded class that included LeBron James at No. 1, Hall of Famer Chris Bosh at No. 4, and Dwyane Wade at No. 5.

Anthony and James watch their sons

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Sports Brief earlier reported on Anthony and James watching their sons face off in high school.

LeBron's sons, Bronny and Bryce James, and Carmelo's son Kiyan Anthony stole the show in an exciting high school basketball game in December 2022.

Kiyan Anthony ended with 10 points, but he was slightly overshadowed by the impressive display of Bronny James, who had 12 points.