Carmelo Anthony joining NBC Sports as studio analyst for its NBA coverage

STAMFORD Conn AP Carmelo Anthony is joining NBC Sports as a studio analyst when NBC and Peacock begin their NBA coverage in October The announcement was made on Saturday afternoon during NBC s coverage of the Kentucky Derby Anthony will be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in September He was a -time NBA all-star and is presently th on the NBA all-time scoring list with points He also was part of the U S unit in four Olympics including three gold-medal winning squads NBC Sports declared in a release that Anthony is expected to be in the studio one or more nights per week through the playoffs After leading Syracuse to an NCAA title in Anthony played seasons in the NBA mostly with Denver and the New York Knicks He retired after the - season AP NBA https apnews com hub nba Source