As one of the representatives of the 03 Platinum Generation, the 37-year-old veteran Cameron Anthony is still active in the NBA league. It can be said that this scoring master who is proficient in the eighteen martial arts of attack has really accompanied countless fans through a long period of time. In terms of current performance, Anthony's form is not bad, averaging doubles and easy points per game, and the three-threat test step technique used by him has long been regarded by the majority of fans as a textbook-level demonstration action.
Every NBA star always has some anecdotes or anecdotes of their own, and Anthony is no exception. In this article, I will select ten anecdotes about Anthony that may not be widely known for you to get a more comprehensive understanding of this NBA star. Of course, due to the limitation of space, if there is any discussion or supplement, you are naturally welcome to leave a message in the comment area to share.
First, Anthony's first basketball idol was Bernard King
Every NBA player has his own basketball enlightenment idol, and Anthony is no exception, and his first basketball idol in life is actually a rather unpopular old star, bernard King, the former "King of New York".
As a scoring master among small forwards, Bernard King's NBA career lasted from 1977 to 1993, and the most glorious period was from 1982 to 1987. In fact, Anthony was born in 1984, and bernard King was already bernard King at the end of his career when he first came into basketball, not the Knicks version of King of New York.
However, Bernard King is Anthony's hometown, but also from the Brooklyn District of New York basketball legend, his influence in Anthony's hometown at least lasted until the new century, the community is full of posters, stories and many people are praising, indeed encouraged basketball teenagers including Anthony to strive to become a new legend in New York, and later Anthony did play for the Knicks home, and when he first put on his jersey, he also expressed his gratitude and admiration to Bernard King.
Second, Anthony liked to stab some aphorisms on his body
Tattoos are not strange in the NBA black player community, and they are a way to express themselves and peace, and Anthony is also among them. There were multiple tattoos on Anthony' body, many of which were aphorisms, idioms, mottos, and the like, such as "When the GrassIs Cut the Snakes Will Show" & "Me Against The World."
Third, about The nickname of Anthony
Because the English name Carmelo is close to the word melon in spelling and pronunciation, plus Anthony has a thick and sweet signature smile, fans have long been known as "melon" and "melon".
As for another NBA fan familiar "social melon" title, the reason is that Anthony appeared in the "Stop Whistleblowing" DVD released by the Baltimore regional underworld. Although Anthony cleared up the relevant relationship afterwards, after the spread and even bragging of netizens, [social melon] then became Anthony's personal label, and since then it has been derived from the network similar to "New York is not chaotic, Guago has the final say".
Anthony narrowly failed to become an NCAA legend
The years before and after Anthony's participation in the NBA draft were the basketball years when the high school draft trend was the most prevalent. Although born in the same year as James, Anthony is about half a year older than James, and is actually one level higher than James in school age.
In 2002, Anthony did not think of directly participating in the NBA as a high school student, first, he could bring his talent to the highest stage as soon as possible, and second, he might not be able to be admitted to the universities of his choice. After thinking about it, Anthony decided to make up for the class, take the ACT (American College Testing), and go to college first if he got by.
As a result, Anthony, who had been studying for a long time because of his dedication to basketball, finally received a 19-point rating after a surprise study, with a full SCORE of 36 in act, while the minimum admission score of Syracuse University that Anthony wanted to go to was 18 points that year. In his freshman year, Anthony wrote about his feat of winning the NCAA championship as a rookie player.
Off-topic, for reference, the average score of the last ACT in 2020 was 16.7 points for black test takers in the United States last year, 22.0 points for white test takers, 18.5 points for Latino test takers, and 24.9 points for Asian test takers. Incidentally, perhaps affected by the epidemic, 2020 was the year with the lowest average SCORE in the past long cycle, and the average scores of white, black, and Latin test takers all decreased significantly, and only Asians rose from 24.6 last year to 24.9.
Speaking of the protagonist Melon, Melon is not a bully, but it is not a very outrageous scum. Nu tried hard to get into the university of his choice. If he had played worse that year, Anthony might have appeared in the same draft as Yao Ming.
After entering the NBA, Anthony donated more than a year's salary to his alma mater
Drinking water thinks of the source, Anthony is a person who does not forget Ben, and has always been very generous. After entering the NBA, Anthony donated $3 million to his alma mater to build a teaching building and basketball training center in order to repay his alma mater's love for his cultivation.
For Anthony, the rookie at the time, $3 million was a lot of money. Because he received about $3.25 million a year during his rookie contract, Anthony donated more than a year's salary to his alma mater shortly after joining the league, taking into account the tax deduction.
Anthony is the NBA star with the most trips in a playoff round
Since joining the NBA in 2003, Anthony has played 20 NBA seasons, including 13 playoff appearances, including 11 first-round trips. In just the two seasons of 08/09 with Denver with Billups and 12/13 with the Knicks, Anthony did not fall in the first round. In terms of the number of trips in the first round, Anthony has the most active players, and the only double candidate. In the history of the NBA, he is also a very representative first-round regular.
Anthony is the first NBA player to score 50 points on a jump shot alone.
Back in April 2013, in the New York Knicks home game against the Miami Heat, Anthony staged a unique and new York version of the melon style of the points show.
Throughout the game, Anthony shot 18 of 26, including 7 of 10 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws, never scored in the color zone when attacking, and all the sports battle scores were completed by jump shots, and an unprecedented 50+ was born.
VIII. The hero saves the wife of the united States
In terms of feelings, Anthony is definitely a single in the NBA stars who have been in the scenery, only one marriage, and there are not many scandals off the court. Back in 2002, when he was a student at Syracuse University, Anthony was drinking at a bar and met a couple who were arguing, and the man started to beat up the woman.
The uneven Guagua decided to save the United States by the hero, drove away the man who beat the man, and hung up the lottery himself, thus becoming acquainted with the girl at that time, Lara Vasquez. At that time, Lala, who was four years older than Anthony, was already a well-known program host, and she had a mutual affection with Guagua, who helped her, and officially entered the marriage hall in 2010.
It is worth mentioning that both men are of Puerto Rican descent. After marriage, the two had a son, named Kiyon Anthony, who is currently a senior in high school and is tentatively ranked 80th in the 2025 national rankings.
Anthony has invested in Chinese films
When Anthony played in New York, he did not forget to establish his own business world outside the field, and his personal business investment was very extensive, including technology, fashion, film and television, and food.
It is worth mentioning that Anthony participated as an investor in "Daytime Fireworks" starring Liao Fan, which won the highest honor, the Golden Bear At the Berlin Film Festival in 2014, and Liao Fan was also successfully named the film emperor at the blockbuster film festival. A year ago, Anthony also made a cameo appearance in the bad film "Magic" starring Huang Xiaoming, Feng Delun and others.
In addition, As lead producer, Anthony has been involved in the production of many athlete documentaries, the most successful of which was the 8.2-point documentary "Tyson" produced in 2008. For this reason, Anthony's personal relationship with boxing champion Tyson is also very good.
Anthony is the only player in the NBA's all-time top ten scoring players who hasn't made a game
So far, the top ten NBA all-time scoring lists are: Abdul-Jabbar, Carl Malone, James, Kobe, Jordan, Nowitzki, Chamberlain, O'Neal, Moses Malone, and Anthony.
Anthony is an active player, and if there is no accident, he can still be employed in the NBA league next season, and from the current state, it should be possible to play for two more years. Before retiring, Anthony, who currently has 27370 points, Moses Malone, who surpassed 27409 points, is not a big problem, and for O'Neal with 28596 points, there is barely hope that he can rush.
Looking back at the NBA's top ten all-time scorers, you'll see that Anthony is the only star without an MVP and not a first-team star. In terms of high brightness, Anthony is far from these stars, and only the score is probably the entry standard for super scorers, but the durability and scoring stability are definitely the top people in NBA history.