20 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Carmelo Anthony
Melo turns 30 today. Check out some things you probably didn't know about one of the purest scorers in the NBA.

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It may be hard to believe, but Carmelo Anthony turns the big 3-0 today. After all, it seems like it was just yesterday when Melo was still rocking cornrows and helping lead the Syracuse Orange to their first NCAA Basketball title. However, after 10 years in the NBA, Anthony is a seasoned veteran now with seven All-Star selections, a scoring title, and possibly a new place to call home this summer. But on this momentous occasion, let's put all that speculative talk on the backburner and take a look at some of the tidbits about his life that you may've never heard before.
Oh, what's that? You're already well-versed in everything there is to know about the bully? So, you're familiar with his apparent bout with ailurophobia aka fear of cats? And you can name the one musician he listens to every single day? Well, get familiar and take a look at the 20 Things You Didn't Know About Carmelo Anthony.
DJ Clue is responsible for getting Carmelo and LaLa together.

He's afraid of cats.

He's text buddies with Michael Jordan.

Even though he has a personal relationship with Michael Jordan, he didn't attend Carmelo's wedding.

He won the 2002 High School All-American Slam Dunk Contest.

He appeared on QVC to sell iPod docks.

G.I. Joe was his favorite TV show as a child.

He has his own sandwich at New York's famous Carnegie Deli.

He started a high-end watch and luxury lifestyle magazine called Haute Life.

His favorite players are Michael Jordan, Bernard King, and Dr. J.

Carmelo's 33-point outburst against Texas in the Final Four set an NCAA tournament record for most points by a freshman.

He was cut from his high school team as a freshman.

He can't palm a basketball.

He had a batting cage, a recording studio, and a 10-seat theatre in his Denver mansion.

He bought a pet camel.

He got a scar above his left eyebrow when he was four after falling off a speaker he climbed to look through a window and watch his older brother play basketball.

He listens to Willie Colon every day.

His father died of liver failure when Melo was two.

His father, Carmelo Iriarte, was a member of the Young Lords.

The Baltimore neighborhood he grew up in was called the Pharmacy.
