Anthony, 40, got the call during the week. When he saw the number was coming from Springfield, the former Knicks star knew what that meant. Days later, it was still sinking in.

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice.

Carmelo Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star and an NCAA national champion, played three years of high school basketball at Towson Catholic before transferring to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.