Melo Returns
The Lead
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🗓️ 26 November 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and hauled in 8 rebounds last night in an emphatic win over the Bulls. After more than a year away from the NBA, the aging superstar signed with the Trailblazers last Tuesday amid much fanfare. Considered one of the best players of his generation, Melo has earned a reputation for prioritizing himself over his team. The Athletic’s Frank Isola joins us to talk about the missteps of Melo's career, to question some of the criticisms, and to look at what lies ahead.
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| 0:00.0 | After more than a year away from the NBA, Carmelo Anthony is back. |
| 0:25.4 | Last night, Mellow threw down 25 points and 8 rebounds in a resounding win and became the NBA's |
| 0:31.7 | 18th all-time leading scorer in the process. |
| 0:34.9 | I mean, he even had the away fans in Chicago chanting, we want Mellow. |
| 0:51.4 | But this, of course, is the same Carmelo Anthony who has earned a reputation over the years. |
| 0:55.8 | You start hearing about the way that George Carl describes Carmelo selfish, didn't play |
| 1:01.7 | on defense, couldn't be a leader. |
| 1:04.5 | He basically refers to Carmelo as selfish and spoiled. |
| 1:08.3 | There are plenty of winning situations he could have been in, but he chose the money over |
| 1:13.2 | winning. |
| 1:14.5 | The athletics Frank Isola joins us today to talk about the missteps of Mellow's career, |
| 1:19.5 | but also to questions some of the criticism. |
| 1:22.4 | In other words, is Carmelo Anthony misunderstood? |
| 1:26.5 | From Wondering on the Athletic, I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
| 1:29.5 | And I'm Anders Kelto. |
| 1:30.9 | It's Tuesday, November 26th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:34.8 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:39.1 | There was just something about the emotion and the moment you know the verse from the |
| 1:44.1 | verse. |
| 1:45.1 | The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this now. |
| 1:48.1 | You can pay everything you need to pay. |
| 1:50.3 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home. |
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