Months prior, George Karl attempted to bury the hatchet with former Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony. The former head coach took to X (formerly Twitter) and explained his reasoning. While Anthony hasn't been as straightforward, he understands what Karl was trying to do.

From a contentious relationship with his head coach that drove him out of Denver to forging through the fire for New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony’s NBA career is, quite literally, one for the record books.

Former Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday — twice.

As of the 2025-26 season, Carmelo Anthony is a studio analyst ... he played the most games in his 19-year NBA career with the Denver Nuggets. Anthony played 564 games with the Nuggets, becoming ...

The Nuggets drafted Carmelo Anthony with the third overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. He finished second in Rookie of the Year voting and went on to represent the Nuggets in four All-Star Games.