The “Banana Boat Crew” sticks together. LeBron James spoke about his close friend, Carmelo Anthony, and his recent signing with the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony went over a year without playing following his exile from the Houston Rockets after 10 games last season.
“I think everyone had doubt. Including himself, probably,” James said when asked about Melo’s once uncertain future, per Harrison Faigen of Silver Screen & Roll. “I always hoped that he would get an opportunity. When his name was brought up with us, I hoped that opportunity presented itself, as well.