Carmelo Anthony has officially announced his retirement from the NBA.
After 19 seasons in the league, the forward will call time on his career after not playing this season - spending his last year with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Drafted in the 2003 class alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, Anthony will go down as one of the great scorers in NBA history. He confirmed his retirement in a video posted to his social media pages on Monday afternoon and passed on the torch to his son, Kiyan, as he chases he dream of making it to the NBA.