Former SU basketball star Carmelo Anthony is building basketball courts all over Syracuse.
Three and a half weeks ago, Anthony dedicated new outdoor basketball courts at Wilson Park [7], joining former Orange and NFL running back Dorsey Levens and SU head men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim as part of "Courts 4 Kids" program.
Today Anthony will take part a ribbon-cutting ceremony [8] at the new Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center.
Don’t fret, SU community, you won’t see your beloved Anthony or the $19 million facility. Both are exclusive: today's ceremony is for invited guests only, and the facility is just for the SU basketball teams.
Anthony should be applauded for giving back to a school, and a community, that housed him in a one-year basketball apprenticeship. Halftime Snack has several questions to ask Anthony, but thought Jimmy Kimmel's interview would suffice on Sept. 23:
