Carmelo Anthony has taken a lot of heat for his comments about Nikola Jokic wearing his old number for the Denver Nuggets, but he's gained support from two former players.

Carmelo Anthony, #15 of the Denver Nuggets, looks on against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Four of the Western Conference Finals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at Pepsi Center on May 25, 2009 in ...

Former Denver Nuggets star Danilo Gallinari's pregnant wife, Eleanora Boi, made a shocking announcement with a post on ...

The relationship between Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets organization appears to still have some open wounds. Appearing recently on the “7 PM in Brooklyn” podcast, Anthony revealed his ...

Yes, they can. Just because Jokić has surpassed Anthony as the greatest player ever to wear a Nuggets jersey doesn't mean Anthony can't be recognized when No. 15 is eventually retired.

The problem is that Karl didn't just wish Jokic a happy birthday, he also called him the best player to wear the number 15 in Nuggets history - the same number that Carmelo Anthony wore.

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Kiszla: Nuggets fans booing Carmelo Anthony are foolish to let Melo live rent-free inside their heads Hey, Denver: Holding a grudge against Melo for 10 years is funny. And the joke’s on us.

Denver Nuggets guard Markus Howard, left, drives to the basket on Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Sunday, May 16 ...

Former Denver Nuggets star and future Hall-of-Famer Carmelo Anthony still has love for the team he broke in with. Recently attending a Nuggets Summer League game, Anthony caught up with Vic ...

Anthony began that season with the Nuggets, continuing to score 25 points per game, but at the trade deadline in February of 2011, he was sent to the New York Knicks for a boatload of players ...