Carmelo Anthony enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame

Carmelo Anthony was formally enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 6, accepting the honor at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, in a ceremony that also celebrated Dwight Howard and a star-studded class that included Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles. Anthony, flanked on stage by presenters Dwyane Wade and Allen Iverson, delivered an emotional speech that blended gratitude, family tributes and reflections on a 19-year career that made him one of the game’s most prolific scorers.

“I don’t just step into the Hall of Fame. I carry with me the echoes of every voice that ever told me I couldn’t,” Anthony told the crowd, later adding that he built “a new road” and “wrote a new ending.” He paid particular tribute to his late father, his mother and his sister Michelle, who died in 2010, and spoke about the role his children have played in his life. Wade and Iverson, both Hall of Famers and longtime friends, served as his presenters as members of the 2008 Redeem Team joined the ceremony. Kobe Bryant, who was also on that roster, was remembered but not present.

Anthony’s basketball résumé is substantial. He scored 28,289 career points...