Carmelo Anthony doesn’t deserve a farewell tour – Stephen A. | First Take

Stephen A. Smith has a lot of love for Carmelo Anthony, but contends that Melo doesn’t deserve a farewell tour because he has never played in the NBA Finals, let alone win an NBA championship.

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[xxtooshiestyxx]

Melo bout a year too late for a farewell tour ... He mite as well do his jersey swaps thru the mail at this point lol

[natepazmusic]

"Chasing that farewell tour? You ain't got that type of love...You thought you was Kobe!?"

Never gets old

[thefreakyrobber]

I take Stephen A more serious in that tone of voice rather than all that screaming😂😂😂

[stevenherrera]

Stephen A. always starts by saying “look I’ve known ____ for so many years, he’s like my brother, in fact we was hanging out and texting last week! BUT...”

[JakeJon]

Respect for Stephen A Smith for his Honesty cos he’s defended Melo for years.

[FutureRainn]

Tim Duncan had a better NBA career than Melo and he didn't get a farewell tour

[lro]

They working SAS so hard at ESPN, he’s sustaining physical injuries to get that +10 million dollars🤦🏾‍♂️

[StillTre_]

ESPN wrong for showing a compilation of Melo's misses lol

[datnggaa.]

When Stephen a talks in this tone you know it’s deep 😂

[edredding]

They showing all Melo misses they wrong 😂😂

[saathvikanand]

SAS: I've known RJ Barret for 20 years
RJ: But I'm only 19
SAS: You're wrong and here's why

[broaddusmarines]

He chose the money over winning, which is fine. That’s his legacy though.

In my opinion, only players like Kareem, Dr. J, Larry Bird, Magic, Shaq (if he wanted to), Kobe, Dirk, deserve those kind of tours.

Heck, even Reggie Miller (who never won a championship) got a farewell tour because of his loyalty to a small market team for his whole career. Fans respect that.

[teem]

Man I miss Stuart Scott ..commentate in heaven brother ..I hope his daughters and wife are doing great and living the best life possible ...love you stu

[jordan]

Melo should've went to The Bulls back in 2014 when they had D Rose, Joakim Noah when he was making 1st team all nba, Jimmy Butler, Pau Gasol, etc. That Could've been a finals team

[brandonraf]

Stephen A: I know you can ball.

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[seangun]

"There has to be a moment where the world was yours because you delivered."

[vanillagorilla]

Melo will only agree to a "farewell tour" if he's paid 25 mil a year.

[jdizzy]

Melos farewell tour started when he passed on the bulls and couldnt sacrifice his ego on the Rockets

[joemurray]

Lol Melo hasn't done anything special compared to other basketball players who never got a farewell tour

[SenseiMJ]

Vince Carter been on a farewell tour for 5 years!!!!