Anthony’s choice of 00 may have confused those who are familiar with the NBA player’s number history. After all, Anthony has branded “#StayMe7o” based on the fact he wore No. 7 throughout most of his career. But even when he didn’t wear 7, he’s had other numbers.
There are reasons why Anthony wasn’t able to wear any of his previous numbers …
No. 7: While not technically retired in Portland, it is reportedly being withheld in honor of Brandon Roy. No. 15: The number Melo wore in Denver and Syracuse is retired for Larry Steele. No. 22: Melo’s high school number at Oak Hill is retired for Clyde Drexler.
So this brings up …
Why is Carmelo Anthony wearing 00?
We’ll let him explain it.
Make sense? No? Welcome to the club.
A post shared by Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) on Nov 19, 2019 at 9:44am PST
Anthony’s post doesn’t make a ton of sense, but it’s the best answer we have as to why he chose 00. It is a little odd the Trail Blazers will have one player wearing 00 (Anthony) and another just wearing 0 (Damian Lillard), but that’s where we’re at now.
