Carmelo Anthony made Olympic history when he won his record third gold medal in his record fourth Olympics for U.S men’s basketball. Unfortunately, his Olympic success has shone a light on his NBA failure, and Anthony’s college coach offered a bleak prediction for the remainder of the veteran’s NBA career.
NBA: DeAndre Jordan Says Winning an Olympic Gold Medal is Above an NBA Championship
Both Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving received flack for saying an NBA championship and Olympic gold medal are pretty much the same. Anthony caught more flack since he’s never won an NBA title before. Fellow Team USA teammate DeAndre Jordan went even further and said an Olympic gold medal is better than an NBA championship.
NBA: Kyrie Irving Backs Opinion With Melo That NBA Title & Olympic Gold Medal Are the Same
Recently Kyrie Irving said that an NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal were pretty much the same thing. His Team USA teammate Carmelo Anthony agreed with that opinion. Their comments however caught some serious backlash; some people criticized Anthony since he’s never won an NBA title and some Cleveland Cavaliers’ fans took Irving’s comments as slight to the championship they waited decades for. Well Irving took to Snapchat and stuck with his opinion, reiterating that it’s HIS opinion and why he feels that way.
