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Carmelo Anthony Nets 20,000th Point

Reporter II November 3, 2014

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New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (Courtesy of NBA.com)

In this March 19, 2014, file photo, New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, left, tries to move around Indiana Pacers' Paul George during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York. Two people with knowledge of the details say that Anthony has informed the Knicks he intends to become a free agent. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) — In this March 19, 2014, file photo, New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony, left, tries to move around Indiana Pacers’ Paul George during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Ian Begley, ESPN NEW YORK

NEW YORK (ESPNNewYork.com)—New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony joined the NBA’s 20,000-point club on Sunday night.

Anthony knocked down a 3-pointer from the left wing with 7:41 to go in the first quarter to reach the 20,000-point threshold.

“It’s a humbling experience for me,” Anthony said after scoring 28 points, including the game-winning jumper, in the Knicks’ 96-93 win over the Charlotte Hornets. “I never thought I would be sitting here talking about me scoring 20,000 points. I used to look at when I played with [Allen Iverson] back in Denver and I’d look at him and see his stats and say, ‘Man, you got 20-something thousand points.’ I never thought I’d be here talking about me reaching that milestone. I’m definitely humbled by this experience and I got more to go.”

Anthony is the 40th player in NBA history to reach the milestone and the eighth active player to do it.

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