NBA: LeBron James approves Carmelo Anthony's move, posts 7 Instagram stories for Melo

LeBron James is delighted that Carmelo Anthony will be returning to league to play for Portland Trail Blazers. player initially replied to Dwayne Wade's tweet about Anthony being signed. After his tweet, James took to Instagram to let his fans kw how excited he is. Lakers star posted seven stories within two minutes of Anthony being signed with Trail Blazers. He started with a screenshot of a tweet and ended it with a photo on Anthony wearing Trail Blazers jersey. 

LA Lakers’ LeBron James posts 7 Instagram stories within 2 minutes of Carmelo Anthony signing with Trail Blazers

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Even though both James and Anthony have had ir fair share of battles on court, pair have been talked about since going first and third overall respectively in 2003 NBA Draft. Even today, it is remembered as one of best NBA drafts. According to some NBA reports, Anthony was supposed to team with James and LA Lakers, but deal was never finalised. 

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Trail Blazers have had slow 4-8 (win-loss record) start to NBA 2019-20 season. With Zach Collins and Jusuf Nurkic sidelined due to injuries, Anthony will prove a solid replacement. former 10-time NBA All-Star was traded by Houston Rockets last season after only 10 games. A few days ago, player made a statement saying that he will definitely be playing NBA in 2020. Soon after, news of Trail Blazers signing him was confirmed. Anthony has a career aver of  24 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3 assists per game. 

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