Why Carmelo Anthony is wearing 00 jersey for the Trail Blazers, and not 7

Jordan Heck

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Carmelo Anthony officially joined the Trail Blazers on Tuesday, and he'll be wearing a new jersey number: 00.

Anthony's choice of 00 may have confused those who are familiar with the NBA player's number history. After all, Anthony has branded "#StayMe7o" based on the fact he wore No. 7 throughout most of his career. But even when he didn't wear 7, he's had other numbers.

There are reasons why Anthony wasn't able to wear any of his previous numbers ...

  • No. 7: While not technically retired in Portland, it is reportedly being withheld in honor of Brandon Roy.
  • No. 15: The number Melo wore in Denver and Syracuse is retired for Larry Steele.
  • No. 22: Melo's high school number at Oak Hill is retired for Clyde Drexler.

So this brings up ...

Why is Carmelo Anthony wearing 00?

We'll let him explain it.

Make sense? No? Welcome to the club.

Anthony's post doesn't make a ton of sense, but it's the best answer we have as to why he chose 00. It is a little odd the Trail Blazers will have one player wearing 00 (Anthony) and another just wearing 0 (Damian Lillard), but that's where we're at now. 

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Jordan Heck is a Social Media Producer at Sporting News. Before working here, he was a Digital Content Producer at The Indianapolis Star. He graduated with a degree from Indiana University.