Drake suffers the wrath of the former king of New York, Twitter goes absolutely insane

ByKamran Khan September 10, 2022August 12, 2025

"Let Carmelo Anthony into the 3-point contest!": Drake suffers the wrath of the former king of New York, Twitter goes absolutely insane

Carmelo Anthony has been a part of the NBA furniture for what seems like forever.

Melo has been an icon for so long and was one of the most sought after players in the league during his prime.

Peak Melo was such an elegant and effective offensive force that the defenses had no answer for him.

Carmelo Anthony was part of the legendary 2003 NBA draft along with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

While three of the four teamed up to win rings, Melo remains one of the most successful players of all time to remain ringless.

Regardless, Melo remains one of the most respected players of all time. Anthony’s popularity was also helped by his stellar performances over the years with Team USA.

Recently, off-season video footage of a 3-point contest has been circulating. Participants? Melo and a Canadian with an NBA ring in his possession: Aubrey “Drake” Graham.

Drake was in AWE of Carmelo Anthony's streaky three point shooting today at Nike's headquarter😳

YEAR 20 ABOUT TO BE SPECIAL🔥 pic.twitter.com/T5OX5eEPfC

— Melo world (@MeloCentral) September 9, 2022

The Canadian rapper’s passion for basketball is no secret. At Nike headquarters with a star-studded audience, Drake and Melo battled it out for glory in a shootout.

What did the NBA Twitter do with the Melo-Drake shooting?

Carmelo Anthony, 38, absolutely destroyed Drake and showed him his place.

A 19-year veteran can still take down any non-league player in any condition.

And NBA Twitter was here for it. It should also be noted that Melo is a free agent. So a lot of recruiting and alerting teams were also happening in the comments section for the world to see.

I’ve BEEN waiting for the L to let our boy enter the 3P contest!!😎👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

..Also Tatum in the building seeing first hand what our boy can do 👀👀

He bout to run to the nearest phone and tell the FO to fax the paperwork ASAP.!🤩🥴😅😅😅😅🤞🏽🤞🏽#STAYME70 🙏🏽✊🏽

— Sammy 🇸🇩🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@Mu_York_Knicks) September 9, 2022

Clearly, the NBA fandom also wants to see Melo in a 3-point contest.

That’s just what he does. RAIN SUPREME !🏀🏀🏀

— Leonard C. King (@coachchrisking) September 9, 2022

The respect and adulation in the NBA community for Melo is evident in the comments. The former Nuggets and Knicks superstar and her jab moves were an integral part of 2000s basketball.

Cavaliers, Knicks, Thunder, Celtics – these are just a few names that appear in the comments as recruiting locations.

Any team could use Melo’s offensive arsenal off the bench and it surely won’t be long until Melo finds a new home.

Will there finally be a ring in Carmelo Anthony’s future? Who will Melo team up with next year?