Are LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony friends off the court Exploring the relationship between 2 modern greats × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Basketball NBA News Feature Are LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony friends off the court Exploring the relationship between 2 modern greats By Rishabh B. Modified 26 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony playing for the LA Lakers. Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James are two of the all-time greatest NBA players and have developed a close bond over the past two decades. The LA Lakers’ teammates go back a long way and were friends before entering the NBA. The two are often seen together on vacations with their families and share a career synchronity despite never playing together until recently. Bleacher Report@BleacherReportLeBron and Carmelo linked up with Dwyane Wade to celebrate his birthday yesterday 427384018LeBron and Carmelo linked up with Dwyane Wade to celebrate his birthday yesterday https://t.co/MqJ9S9EMVu Without further ado, we look at the close relationship that the two all-time greats share. How good is the friendship between LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony Both LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were drafted in 2003, and had big expectations placed on them from the start. Anthony was a star with his first team, the Denver Nuggets, similar to James had with the Cleveland Cavaliers. While James left Cleveland in 2010 for Miami Heat, Anthony moved to the New York Knicks in 2011 and then had some of the best years of his career. Despite not playing together, James and Anthony first met while in high school. “When I get to Oak, LeBron happened to be in Oak the previous year," Anthony said. "I’m like, 'I gotta play against him. It’s in the schedule. We gotta make it happen.' We get the jersey. We get to the prime-time shootout, and we come in the hotel, and … he … 'You Melo?' Yeah! "It was All-Star weekend in Philly, too. And we sat on the steps for hours the night before that game. I don’t know nothing about you, dog, you don’t know nothing about me. “We clicked in after that moment. We just felt like we’re from similar backgrounds: similar home, broken family, grown up in the hood. So, we connected for that, before basketball. I was looking for that type of relationship … brotherhood.” Also Checkout:- LeBron James Mom James also said that the two never had to force anything, and their friendship transpired due to a simple conversation they shared. Over the years, the two have regularly featured on each other’s social media, and their families also appear to be close. The two became fathers to their first sons in the same year, and both share a willingness to help the next generation of basketball players. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post There is little doubt that James and Anthony have grown close in the last two decades as their friendship have evolved. Carmelo even said that LeBron once saved his life during a boating trip: "I look up, (and) the current is taking me in the middle of the ocean, like, opposite from the boat ... and it was windy. All type of s--- was going through my head, I'm gonna be honest with you. And then I look up at the boat, and I see Bron. "Bron jumps off the boat like he is MacGyver. He was bringing me back with one arm. He's swimming with the other arm, and he carrying me with one." While it is unclear whether the two will play together again, there is little doubt that the two are close friends and likely will continue to make memories off the court in the years to come. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Joseph Schiefelbein × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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