Carmelo Anthony was thrilled to be named the newest FIBA global ambassador and follow in the footsteps of his friend and former USA teammate, the late Kobe Bryant.
The NBA star, who was formally introduced as the third FIBA World Cup envoy along with Luis Scola and Pau Gasol at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 24, couldn’t hide his excitement to be in the same venue that Bryant frequented when he would visit the Philippines.
“Just for me to follow and continue and keep that legacy going not just for myself and not just for the US but also for him too.” “I can check this off of my bucket list and on top of that, having somebody like my brother Kobe who raved about the Philippines, kept telling me, you have to get there, you have to get there. They love you. And now I took him up on that and to be sitting across from his mural right in front of me, it says a lot and it means a lot,” said Anthony.
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