Carmelo Anthony bio: net worth, age, height, weight, wife, kids, wiki.
Carmelo Anthony is a basketball player from the United States. Carmelo Anthony is an American basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks. He went to university for a year before deciding to pursue his dream of becoming a professional basketball player.
Carmelo Anthony: Profile summary
Celebrated Name: | Carmelo Anthony |
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Real Name/Full Name: | Carmelo Kyam Anthony |
Gender: | Male |
Age: | 36 years old |
Birth Date: | 29 May 1984 |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 2.03 m |
Weight: | 109 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Married |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | La La Anthony (m. 2010) |
Children: | Yes (Kiyan Carmelo Anthony) |
Profession: | American professional basketball player |
Net Worth: | $130 million |
Carmelo Anthony: Biography & Early Life
Carmelo Anthony was born on May 29, 1984, in New York. He is the most talented and famous basketball player in America who has played four Olympics for the US. Carmelo Anthony was raised with his mother because his father died on his third birthday.
Carmelo has two brothers and two sisters (who died in 2010). His mother’s name is “Mary” who is an African American, and his father was Puerto Rican. He married 2004 a beautiful woman named Alalni. He has a boy child who was born on May 7, 2007.
Carmelo was a famous player of basketball during his high school. He went to Virginia, from New York, came back to New York afar some years, and joined the famous college of New York. His incredible performance sent him to the 2003 NBA draft where he remained in the third number.
After this huge achievement, he moved forward and was selected for New York Knicks. In addition, some years later, he included the most famous and high-rated players in America. Carmelo had an estimated net worth of $90 million dollars in May 2017.
Carmelo Anthony: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 29 May 1984, Carmelo Anthony is 36 years old as of today’s date 24th January 2021. His height is 2.03 m tall, and his weight is 109 kg.
Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
Carmelo and his long-time girlfriend have been dating since 2004 they got married in 2010 the couple are blessed with a son Kiyan Carmelo was born in March 2007 the couple separated in 2017 during this time of on and off the relationship, Anthony got another baby with Mia Burks he admitted he was the father he accepted to fully cater every expense for the child but he kept quiet about the mother. In April 2008 he was arrested for carelessness driving under the influence of alcohol he was suspended for two games.
Carmelo Anthony: Career
Carmelo’s career can be divided into three parts school career, college career, and professional career. Carmelo was a famous player in the US during high school. In the year 2002-2003, he played basketball season at Syracuse University. His performance was impressive and due to unbelievable performance in university season, sent him into the 2003 NBA draft.
After this, Carmelo’s, professional career started. He played almost eight years for Denver Nuggets. Other teams like Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets, and Houston Rockets were reported to be interested in him. In 2003, his professional career started. During these years, he played in two Olympics in which he got a gold medal, and got a bronze medal in the basketball championship.
In February 2011, Carmelo signed two contracts with two different teams, Minnesota Timberwolves, and New York Knicks. During these years, he played in two more Olympics in 2012 and 2016 and got a gold medal. In his career, he played four Olympics, which is a huge achievement for any player.
During his contract with New York, nick his annual income was $6-$10 million. He has endorsed products such as Johnson Products Company, Nike, Sprint, and PowerAde.
Carmelo Anthony: Awards & Achievements
Carmelo got many awards and achievements in his 13 years career. Some of them are listed below.
• It is the only player in the history of the NBA, who wins all six rookies of the month awards.
• The first player in the NBA who maintained an average of 20+ points over a career.
• He has played four Olympics in which he got three gold medals and one bronze medal.
• He is a Gold medalist in the FIBA American championship.
• He has been selected eight times for NBA western conference rookie of the month.
• Carmelo is the third player from the franchise Denver Nugget in the field goals.
Carmelo Anthony: Net worth
Anthony is a talented basketball player with good earnings he had a contract with the New York Knicks worth $80 million over 5 years and again between 2017 and 2018 he earned $33 million from his professional career in the NBA and looks like he has a good net worth of about $180 million as of 2022.