The story of Carmelo Anthony in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is incredible. Since his arrival in the competition in the 2003 Draft, through his legacy in the New York Knicks, to being almost a year without playing basketball and entering the Top 10 of all-time leading scorers through the front door.
As it is. The arrival from Syracuse University became history after scoring 14 points in the loss of the Portland Trail Blazers by 114-123 against the Atlanta Hawks, to surpass the legendary Elvin Hayes and reach 27,314 annotations, entering this select group.
This is something I never, ever thought about. When you’re young, you look at that list and think, ‘Damn, does so-and-so have that many points? I can never do that. I am most in awe of that. After the game he confirmed those feelings: This moment is a bit special, “Anthony told ESPN.
Carmelo Anthony to the NBA Historic Top 10
So special was Melo’s experience that after the game, his coach Terry Stotts gave him the floor in the locker room to give him the game ball and address his teammates, indicating that «I stayed strong, I stayed true to myself and now I am here in the Top 10 ». (GG) (Bolavip)
Top scorers in NBA history
1st Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
2nd Karl Malone 36,928
3rd LeBron James 35,318
4th Kobe Bryant 33,643
5th Michael Jordan 32,292
6th Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
7th Wilt Chamberlain 31,419
8th Shaquille O’Neal 28,596
9th Moses Malone 27,409
10th Carmelo Anthony 27,314