The lone bright spot of the Syracuse basketball season opener vs Virginia was the presence of Carmelo Anthony in the dome.
Normally Melo doesn’t get a chance to be in the dome because he’s been in the midst of a Hall of Fame career in the NBA. 2019-20 is the first time since Carmelo was drafted that he didn’t start the regular season on a team.
Although that doesn’t mean the 35-year old is ready to hang up his shoes, he recently spoke to NBA Insider Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson to answer if he’s surprised he isn’t on a team right now and if he wants to return:
“I really don’t want to get into all that right now, but yeah I’m surprised.