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LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony are now well-known star players, but at the Athens Olympics 16 years ago, they were little brothers.
Young Melo & @Rey James vs. Starbury 👀
@Carmelo Anthony, @ S10Bird, @mavcarter share untold stories from the 2004 Olympics on #WRTS After Party 🍷See 📺: https://t.co/mN6KTKxM9b
Listen 🎧: https://t.co/OEA3RgWAqd pic.twitter.com/5f0n0egdiN– UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) May 5, 2020
On the Dream Six team that year, the small forward’s primary position was filled by Shawn Marion and Richard Jefferson. And Anthony recently revealed that he and LeBron had agreed at the time, and they must be the two players to return to the NBA to prove that they are the best little strikers in the United States.
Baffled by their lack of playing time at the 2004 Olympics, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James made a pact to destroy the two players by starting ahead of them. Https://t.co/dWFsEi08MQ
– Rip City Project (@ripcityproject) May 6, 2020
By Dream Team standards, the 2004 Athens Olympics is a great shame because they only get bronze medals. At the time, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were the youth of the team. They had just finished their rookie season, so old coach Larry Brown didn’t reuse them. Predecessors like Stephon Marbury, Allen Iverson, Shawn Marion, Richard Jefferson firmly occupied Anthony and LeBron felt awkward during game time.
Carmelo Anthony tells stories from the 2004 Olympics with LeBron James https://t.co/7EZ33gkEnf
– LeBron Wire (@LeBron_Wire) May 5, 2020
In a recent interview, Anthony recalled that period of time. He said that he and LeBron had agreed at the time. When he returns to the NBA to play Jefferson and Marion, they must be beaten because they want to show that their strength is better. Both are strong and the Olympics are not reused because the head coach has no vision.
Anthony added that both the NBA game and the American team training game, he and LeBron have gone to great lengths to demonstrate who is the best small forward in the United States. LeBron’s business partners also confirmed this statement: “Anthony hides Jordan deep in his heart and uses” Jefferson and Marion are reused at the Olympics “as the source of their efforts.”
In fact, he is a bit like Jordan. In this week’s updated documentary “The Last Dance”, the story of Jordan and Pippen’s teammate Kukoc was mentioned after the explosion at the Olympic stadium. After the Athens Olympics, Anthony became one of the older brothers of the United States national team. He then won the Olympic gold medal three times with the team and was the first person at the United States Basketball Olympic Games.
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