Melo re-signed with the Knicks earlier this summer after many believed that he would leave the team for a stronger championship contender. Anthony recently stated that one of the strongest reasons that led him to back to NYC was for business opportunities. Hit the jump for details.
Via SlamOnline:
I just couldn’t leave from that perspective,” he said at the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit in Manhattan. “There were so many opportunities that I started to build upon here in New York City, business opportunities, different situations.
“I just felt if I was to leave, I would have to start all over in the next place, meet new people, build that foundation up once again, and it took me a lot to build that foundation and get it up and going to where it’s at right now.”
“I want to brand myself as the digital athlete,” said Anthony, who used the word “brand” often. “I really want to be the pioneer for that digital athlete, and when it comes to tech, I want to be the face of that space.”
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