On the West Side of Manhattan, less than a mile away from "The World's Most Famous Arena," Carmelo Anthony found his summer escape.
It was a basketball court at a gym on 42nd Street, a few hundred feet from the Hudson River. The court is tucked away from the prying eyes of the public, on a lower floor of Lifetime Athletic next to the Sky Building, one of the premier high-rises in the neighborhood.
There was room for maybe a few dozen spectators -- not the thousands that Melo played in front of at Madison Square Garden for six-plus seasons.