Carmelo Anthony moves to 25th in all-time scoring list
Melo passed Charles Barkley
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points in the win against the Spurs and moved into 25th all-time on the NBA scoring list.
Per The Score, Anthony moved past Charles Barkley for 25th on the all-time scoring list with his 25-point effort against the San Antonio Spurs. He entered Sunday's contest seven back of Sir Charles with 23,750 career points.
The next great for Anthony to surpass is Vince Carter, who is still kicking around at the age of 40 but only holds a lead of 577 points. Moving past Carter would make Anthony the league's fourth-most prolific active scorer behind Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, and Paul Pierce.
The 32-year-old is roughly 3,500 from cracking the top 10.
Per The Score, Anthony moved past Charles Barkley for 25th on the all-time scoring list with his 25-point effort against the San Antonio Spurs. He entered Sunday's contest seven back of Sir Charles with 23,750 career points.
The next great for Anthony to surpass is Vince Carter, who is still kicking around at the age of 40 but only holds a lead of 577 points. Moving past Carter would make Anthony the league's fourth-most prolific active scorer behind Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, and Paul Pierce.
The 32-year-old is roughly 3,500 from cracking the top 10.