Carmelo Anthony Calls Manu Ginobili ‘Legendary,’ Joins Magic Johnson, Allen Iverson In Praise
By Javier Hasse via El Planteo
The conversation was about cannabis—until it wasn’t.
During an exclusive interview about the launch of STAYME7O and Grand National in New York, Carmelo Anthony was asked something different. Something personal. Something about respect.
The subject? Manu Ginobili.
“Legendary. Legendary. One of the greatest—not NBA players—one of the greatest basketball players to ever play the game,” said Anthony without missing a beat.
The praise is weighty, but earned. Ginobili, a four-time NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs and Olympic gold medalist with Argentina, didn’t just play the game. He changed it.
And Carmelo knows. He faced him—Olympics, Playoffs, the …