Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony is not finished yet.
Ok Anthony, 36, who has spent more than a year out of the NBA – after a sour end in Oklahoma City and Houston – is expected to return to the league next season, before signing with the Trail Blazers last season.
“In my mind, I’ll be back in the fight for things when next season comes,” Antony said Saturday as the Trail Blazers dropped to the Los Angeles Lakers’ season-ending, losing 131-122 in Game 5. The Lakers won one of four games in the series.
And, more than anything, with 15.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in the regular season, Anthony said he would prefer to stay with Portland.
“I pray it could be Portland, I think I’ve got a home in Portland,” Antony said after scoring 27 points in a 9-of-17 shooting in 40 minutes on Saturday.
He later added, “I think you [media members] Saw it, why this is right for me. Whenever you find a situation that is comfortable and allows you to be who you are, you want to be in that position. There is no need to try different things when something works. “
Anthony made the remarks after a vintage performance against his longtime friend and former high school rival LeBron James.
According to ESPN statistics and data research, James and Anthony, aged 35 and over, each have a third pair of players with 25 points in the same playoff game, opposite Johnson and Jamal Crawford in 2017, and Elgin Baylor and Ritchie Gurin in 1970.
“My brother ર્વ CarmeloAnthani is doing what he did on his return from being proud as hell !!” James tweeted After their matchup on Saturday night.
Trail Blazers Guard C.J. M Clom calls Anthony “weird” and Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stutt calls Anthony “special”.
“I am very honored to have been able to coach him,” Stots said. “He’s a Hall of Fame fame player, and he’s a Hall of Fame singer.”
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