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Carmelo Anthony learned tough lessons coming of age playing basketball on playgrounds in Brooklyn and Baltimore. It culminated with him becoming one of the sports’ purest scorers and most decorated players ever. Walking onto the stage for his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday to chants of “Melo! Melo,” Anthony took his place alongside basketball’s immortals. “Pardon my language, but damn,” Anthony said, tearing up. “Tonight I just don’t step into the Hall of Fame, I carry the echoes of every voice that ever told me I couldn’t. … I had to build a new road. I had to write a new ending.” Anthony was part of a quintet of players that were inducted into the Hall on Saturday as individuals, joining Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles. Together they were part of 11 WNBA or NBA championship teams, captured 15 Olympic gold medals, made 37 All-NBA or All-WNBA appearances and were named as All-Stars 45 times in their careers. “I never got an NBA ring. … But I know what I gave to the game,” Anthony said.

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Shams Charania: 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles, Danny Crawford, 2008 U.S. Olympic men's team, Billy Donovan, Micky Arison.

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Ben Golliver: 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalists - Carmelo Anthony - Sylvia Fowles - Billy Donovan - Jerry Welsh - Tal Brody - Maya Moore - Dwight Howard - Sue Bird - Micky Arison - Mark Few - Jennifer Azzi - Buck Williams - Molly Bolin - Marques Johnson - Danny Crawford - Dusan Ivkovic - 2008 Olympic Redeem Team

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Clemente Almanza: The Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2025 Candidates include Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Dwight Howard, Doc Rivers, Billy Donovan, Sylvia Fowles, Chamique Holdsclaw, Mark Few, Lisa Bluder, Marc Gasol, Micky Arison

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New additions to the board are NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars, Duke athletic director Nina King, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey, NCAA vice president of women’s basketball Lynn Holzman, NJCAA president and CEO Christopher Parker, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sylvia Fowles, two-time Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Whalen and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Shareef Abdur-Raheem.

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The Minnesota Lynx saw the 2016 championship slip away because of a missed defensive rebound with only seconds remaining. It haunted Sylvia Fowles for a full year. So, given a chance to deny the Sparks a second title in as many years in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Fowles came up with a crucial rebound in the final minute to secure her team's fourth title since 2011 with an 85-76 win. Fowles, who grabbed 20 rebounds and scored 17 points, was named the Finals MVP. She was also the 2017 league MVP.

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