Carmelo Anthony could have been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame many times over. He could have been voted in for his college career, leading Syracuse to a national title. He could have been selected based on his NBA play: 10th all-time in points scored (28,289), six-time All-NBA, 10-time All-Star and a member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team. He could have been invited in for being a three-time Olympic gold medalist with USA Basketball.
Now, Anthony is officially in the Hall of Fame.
Allen Iverson & Dwyane Wade welcome @carmeloanthony to the Hall of Fame 💯
— NBA (@NBA) September 7, 2025
📺 Class of 2025 Enshrinement Ceremony on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/lSx6kZKsYG
Congrats to @Hoophall Class of 2025 inductee, Carmelo Anthony! pic.twitter.com/vdQFEj1iT6
— NBA (@NBA) September 7, 2025
Carmelo gave an emotional, touching speech for his induction, at one point getting emotional about his father.
“Pardon my language, but damn,” Anthony said as he took the stage. “Tonight I just don’t step into the Hall of Fame, I carry the echoes of every voice that ever told me I couldn’t… I had to build a new road. I had to write a new ending.”
However, the part we’re going to remember is how smoothly he handled it when the dogs offstage started barking — this is why he’s going to be great as a studio analyst when the NBA returns to NBC and Peacock this fall.
"The dogs are barking."
— NBA (@NBA) September 7, 2025
Memorable moment as Melo delivers his @Hoophall speech 🐶😂 pic.twitter.com/a75H3AV8BF
Anthony was inducted into the Hall twice on Saturday, as an individual and also as a member of the 2008 Redeem Team with LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and other legends.
Carmelo began his career in Denver and went on to play for six NBA teams, but for a lot of fans he will always be a Knick.
Congratulations on being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, @carmeloanthony! pic.twitter.com/62GZxRSSA7
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) September 7, 2025
“My legacy? I did it my way”
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) September 6, 2025
— Melo pic.twitter.com/zqGnC9wwnk
And he will always be a Hall of Famer.
