In my humble opinion I don’t think Carmelo actually believes this, but what do you expect him to say?
Some sports are based around the Olympics, so it makes the Olympics bigger than say their country’s championships or even the world’s championships.
Basketball isn’t one of those sports. People mention your NBA titles first and then everything including the Olympics are secondary.
But, here is what Melo had to say via ESPN.
Team USA point guard Kyrie Irving, who made the claim the other day that an NBA championship and a gold medal are “pretty much the same.”
“I believe so,” Anthony said in support of Irving’s proclamation, insisting he finds tremendous satisfaction in his status as the only four-time Olympian in U.S. men’s basketball history … with a record third gold medal just six wins away now.
“I believe so.”
It obviously behooves Anthony to take that stance, with no championship in sight back home for Melo and his beloved New York Knickerbockers.
Flip the page for video of Anthony talking about being the leader of a young Team USA.