Bio: Carmelo Anthony (born Carmelo Kyam Anthony in New York City, New York on May 29, 1984) is an American NBA player. After playing a single season of college ball with Syracuse University, Melo entered the 2003 NBA Draft. The Denver Nuggets picked him as the 3rd overall Draft Pick. He played with Denver until 2011, when the team traded him to the New York Knicks. After six years with the team, the Knicks traded Melo to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Sept. 2017. He has been selected for the NBA All-Star team seven times and All-NBA team six times. He played as a member of the USA National Team, taking home the Olympic gold medal in 2008 and 2012.
Best Known For: Carmelo Anthony is best known for tremendous work as a power forward in the NBA. In 2014, Carmelo set the Madison Square Garden and the Knicks single-game scoring record by scoring 62 points against the Charlotte Bobcats.
Personal Life: Carmelo Anthony became engaged to Alani Nicole “La La” Vázquez in 2004. They welcomed their first child together, Kiyan Carmelo Anthony, in 2007. Carmelo and La La were married in 2010. They are currently separated and living apart, as revealed on April 17, 2017.
As Carmelo Anthony helped lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a win against the Chicago Bulls on Nov. 25, his on/off love, La La, was in the crowd cheering him on — and she made sure that their son was part of the action, too!
La La Anthony shared the sweetest pic, featuring her son, Kiyan, with Carmelo Anthony, saying ‘He is his dad’s #1 fan’ as the NBA player heads back to the court.
Reports that La La and Carmelo Anthony are heading for a split surfaced on July 3, days after he was snapped sailing with another woman. The NBA star has denied cheating.
La La Anthony isn’t letting husband Carmelo’s yachting with a gorgeous model get her down. She celebrated her birthday looking fierce in a black dress surrounded by her girlfriends at a club.
The mystery woman Carmelo Anthony was spotted sunning next to on a yacht in the south of France has been identified as model Sara Smiri by several news outlets. He’s strongly denied they’re involved.
Melo was certainly not mellow after he was accused of cheating on La La Anthony with a mystery woman aboard a yacht, as the NBA star fired off a furious rant telling everyone to mind their own business!