Carmelo plays pickup game with local kids in Rio
Facebook/Thiago Firmino
With the U.S. men's basketball team not scheduled to play again until Wednesday, Carmelo Anthony decided to spend some time Monday hanging out with local kids.
Related: Melo gets custom mural in Rio slum
A Facebook user captured video of Anthony playing pickup basketball in one of Rio's favelas.
- With h/t to /r/nba
HEADLINES
- Commish for a day: What star players would change about the NHL
- Cardinals' Harrison: Criticism over my lack of targets is 'silly'
- What the Kawhi scandal reveals about the NBA's myth of fairness
- Boom or Bench: Week 3 start/sit fantasy tips
- Slow start or straight-up cooked: Which 0-2 teams still have hope?
Advertisement