Carmelo Anthony Explains What Went Down Between Him and Bogdan Bogdanovic at the Olympics

Carmelo Anthony has responded to Bogdan Bogdanovic doing his iconic “three to the dome” celebration proper in entrance of him on the Olympics.

Whereas some perceived the transfer as disrespectful, Anthony says it was fairly the other.

“That’s my son proper there,” Anthony stated on the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast. “I’m not even saying nothing to Bogi. I’m like, as he’s taking part in, he make a shot, ‘Oh, I like that Bogi, I see you’. I’m speaking that sh*t to him. So I admire everyone takin’ my facet, however the true sh*t was, he was displaying love.

“That was most likely among the best video games I’ve ever been to.”

Melo reveals the way it actually went down on the USA vs Serbia matchup and his second with Bogdan Bogdanović 👀

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“I actually needed to cheer. I’m like, ‘I can’t present no emotion, simply settle for what comes with it’. I actually wanna be like, ‘Yo that was loopy’. I needed to level at him. That most likely was one of many biggest video games I’ve ever, ever been to.”

It’s price noting that Bogdanovic has been doing the “three to the dome” celebration for a very long time, so this was hardly one thing he whipped out simply because Carmelo was in attendance.

And whereas another person utilizing Anthony’s iconic celebration may very well be interpreted as a daring transfer, the Serbian sharpshooter backed it up along with his play.

Bogdanovic scored 20 factors in opposition to the US within the semifinal and averaged 18.3 factors per recreation on 46.2 % three-point taking pictures throughout the Olympics.

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