Carmelo Anthony has crossed the 26k career points line

Written by: The Bermanator

Carmelo Anthony entered the game for the Portland Trail Blazers only a few points away from 26,000 in his career

With a first-quarter free throw on Friday against the Dallas Mavericks, Carmelo Anthony reached 26,000 career points, becoming the 18th player in NBA history to do so.

Melo is one of two active players to have crossed this line alongside LeBron James

Anthony had been out for over a year before signing with the Portland Trail Blazers on November 19th, 2019.

Since his signing with the Blazers, the 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist has been averaging 16.3 points per game, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists while shooting around 44% from the field.

Here’s Melo’s highlight reel from Friday night against the Mavs