SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Carmelo Anthony scores a basketball milestone

The 2003 NBA Draft is considered one of the most memorable. Forward LeBron James, forward Chris Bosh and guard Dwyane Wade were in this draft and many mention them among the elite of this class. These three even played with each other and won multiple titles both together and separate. All three are Hall of Famers, but while they get the limelight, there’s one other star that does not get the mention he deserves. With the third pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets selected forward Carmelo Anthony. He was a dynamic scorer in college and led Syracuse to a collegiate championship, In the pros, his scoring picked up right where it left off.& Carmelo Anthony, then with the Denver Nuggets, waits at the free throw line against the Cleveland Cavaliers in first quarter action of their NBA basketball game in Cleveland on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Photo credit: Amy Sancetta, The Associated Press Anthony was dynamic in the post, solid in the fast break and could carry teams offensively. Unfortunately, he did not have the type of winning success as Wade, Bosh, and James. And it was because of that, he was not regarded as a superstar,...