Carmelo Anthony, star forward, Olympic gold medalist, retiring from NBA after 19 years

Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday.Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer in league history.Only LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal scored more than Anthony — who finishes his career with 28,289 points.&ld