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Carmelo Anthony recalls Olympic benching alongside LeBron James and Dwyane Wade

Original: “We had to stick together” – Carmelo Anthony on surviving Larry Brown’s Olympic freeze-out with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade

Carmelo Anthony has opened up about being frozen out of the rotation by coach Larry Brown at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade barely played despite being young NBA stars. Anthony said the trio 'had to stick together' through the frustrating experience, as the US team famously struggled to a bronze medal.

Why now: Anthony's candid retrospective on a famously disappointing US Olympic campaign is drawing fresh attention

Carmelo AnthonyLarry BrownLeBron JamesDwyane WadeUS Olympic basketball team

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