While fans are wondering about his comeback from knee surgery and who will surround him on the Knicks next season, Carmelo Anthony has turned his focus to another sport.
Anthony, an eight-time N.B.A. All-Star, will be an owner of Puerto Rico F.C., an expansion team in the North American Soccer League, the league announced on Thursday.
The league says the franchise will begin play in the second half of the 2016 season. The team will play in the 12,500-seat Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón, near San Juan.
Anthony’s father was born in Puerto Rico, and his ties to the island are strong, he has said.