Carmelo Anthony did exactly what he promised he would, and got 3 other NBA superstars to help him open the ESPYs with a powerful speech addressing the recent shooting tragedies in America.
'Melo, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James all stood on the darkened stage -- and each made a personal plea for athletes to join the fight against police brutality and violence against police.
Wade, in particular, seemed to get choked up.
As we told you ... Carmelo was one of the first athletes to react the day after the Dallas police officers were killed by calling on sports stars, politicians and other community leaders to find solutions.