Gregory Carlton Anthony (born November 15, 1967) is an American former professional

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player who is a television analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports. He played 11 seasons in the

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(NBA). Anthony also contributes to Yahoo! Sports as a college basketball analyst and serves as a co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio. His son, Cole Anthony, plays for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Early life

Born and raised in

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, Anthony aspired to enter politics. He wanted to become Nevada's first black

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. A graduate of Rancho High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada, Anthony played his freshman year of

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for the University of Portland where he was the WCC Freshman of the Year before transferring to the

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. In his junior season with UNLV, the Runnin' Rebels won the 1990 NCAA Championship game over

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with Anthony starting at point guard, as UNLV blew out the Blue Devils and Christian Laettner by 30 points. He played almost the entire season with a broken jaw. He was a three-time All Big West performer and 3rd Team All America his senior season. This talented team was coached by Jerry Tarkanian and also included future NBA players Stacey Augmon and Larry Johnson. In March 2011,

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premiered a documentary entitled ''Runnin' Rebels of UNLV''. During summer breaks, Anthony worked at the World Economic Summit and on Capitol Hill as an intern to for Rep. Barbara Vucanovich. He also started a T-shirt and silkscreening business, Two-Hype, while attending UNLV. His entrepreneurial endeavor was the reason why he relinquished his athletic scholarship. Anthony made enough money selling T-shirts that he was able to pay for his own tuition.

NBA career

New York Knicks (1991–1995)

Anthony was drafted by the

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in the first round of the 1991 NBA draft, with the reputation of being a poor outside shooter but an excellent defender. He served as a point guard and defensive specialist, and typified the hard-nosed defensive reputation of

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's Knicks. On May 24, 1994, Anthony scored 16 points off the bench during a 100-89 Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 win over the

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. The Knicks would ultimately beat the Pacers to advance to the 1994 NBA Finals, but lose to the

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in a hard-fought seven-game series.

Vancouver Grizzlies (1995–1997)

In 1995, Anthony was drafted in the 1995 NBA expansion draft as the 1st pick (2nd overall) by the

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, where he would be the full-time starter at point guard for two seasons. On January 5, 1996, Anthony scored a career-high 32 points during a 103–102 overtime win against the 76ers.

Seattle SuperSonics (1997–1998)

In August 1997, Anthony was released by the Grizzlies. In October 1997, he signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics. Anthony played one season in Seattle, appearing in 80 games in the 1997–98 season, averaging 5.2 points per game. The Sonics finished the season with a 61–21 record but lost in the Western conference semifinals to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Portland Trail Blazers (1999–2001)

In January 1999, Anthony was released by the Sonics and signed a contract with the

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. He would spend three seasons playing in Portland.

Chicago Bulls (2001–2002)

As part of a trade in July 2001, Anthony was sent to the

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in exchange for a 2002 second round pick ( Jason Jennings was later selected). Anthony would play 36 games for the Bulls in the 2001–02 season.

Milwaukee Bucks (2002)

Anthony was released by the Bulls and signed a contract with the

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, his final stop in the NBA. The Bucks would miss the playoffs and Anthony played his final NBA game on April 17, 2002, recording two points, six rebounds, and six assists in a loss to the

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Broadcasting career

Upon retirement, Anthony joined

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as an analyst for both NBA coverage on ESPN and ABC. On December 13, 2008, Anthony made his debut as a

analyst for

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, replacing Clark Kellogg, who was promoted to lead commentator. Anthony agreed to be a color commentator for the YES Network covering the Brooklyn Nets for the 2012–2013 season alongside Ian Eagle,

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, and Jim Spanarkel. In 2014, Anthony and Kellogg swapped their respective roles at CBS Sports, with Anthony moving to the broadcast booth as a lead commentator and Kellogg returning to his previous role as a studio analyst. Anthony has been featured as a commentator in the NBA 2K series of video games since '' NBA 2K16''.

Off court

Personal life

Anthony is married to Chere Lucas Anthony, a dermatologist, with whom he has one daughter and one son. He has two other children from a previous marriage to Crystal McCrary, Cole and Ella Anthony. Cole was the starting point guard for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and was drafted by Orlando Magic in the NBA 2020 draft with the 15th pick in the first round.

Politics

Anthony has been politically active with the Republican Party since his days at UNLV, where he graduated with a degree in

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and served as the vice chairman of Nevada's Young Republicans. In 2012, Anthony publicly endorsed Republican presidential candidate

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, appearing in a Romney ad in Nevada.

Arrest

On January 16, 2015, Anthony was arrested in Washington, D.C., and charged with soliciting a prostitute. Following his arrest, Anthony was indefinitely suspended by CBS and Turner Sports. On February 11, Anthony reached a deferred prosecution agreement in which the charge would be dropped provided he completed 32 hours of community service and stayed out of trouble for four months. In March 2016, Anthony was dropped by CBS, but returned to Turner as a studio analyst for NBA TV, and as a fill-in analyst for the '' NBA on TNT'' during the regular season and the playoffs.

NBA career statistics

A list of Anthony's career statistics:Anthony's career stats
'' ESPN.com''

Regular season

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, 69 , , 68 , , 30.4 , , .415 , , .332 , , .771 , , 2.5 , , 6.9 , , 1.7 , , .2 , , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 65 , , 44 , , 28.7 , , .393 , , .370 , , .730 , , 2.8 , , 6.3 , , 2.0 , , .1 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

, 80 , , 0 , , 12.8 , , .430 , , .415 , , .663 , , 1.4 , , 2.6 , , 0.8 , , .0 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Portland , style="background:#cfecec;", 50* , , 0 , , 16.1 , , .414 , , .392 , , .697 , , 1.3 , , 2.0 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 6.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Portland , 82 , , 3 , , 18.9 , , .406 , , .378 , , .772 , , 1.6 , , 2.5 , , 0.7 , , .1 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Portland , 58 , , 0 , , 14.8 , , .383 , , .409 , , .657 , , 1.1 , , 1.4 , , 0.7 , , .1 , , 4.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 36 , , 35 , , 26.7 , , .394 , , .322 , , .671 , , 2.4 , , 5.6 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 24 , , 3 , , 23.0 , , .372 , , .260 , , .619 , , 1.8 , , 3.3 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career , 757 , , 227 , , 20.9 , , .403 , , .349 , , .733 , , 1.9 , , 4.0 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 7.3

Playoffs

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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

, style="text-align:left;", New York , 12 , , 0 , , 17.8 , , .413 , , .417 , , .606 , , 1.4 , , 3.4 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

, style="text-align:left;", New York , 15 , , 0 , , 16.0 , , .400 , , .214 , , .571 , , 2.0 , , 3.5 , , 0.9 , , .1 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, style="text-align:left;", New York , 25 , , 3 , , 17.4 , , .352 , , .295 , , .583 , , 1.1 , , 2.4 , , 0.8 , , .3 , , 4.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1995 , style="text-align:left;", New York , 11 , , 0 , , 12.3 , , .395 , , .304 , , .909 , , 0.9 , , 1.4 , , 0.2 , , .2 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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, 9 , , 0 , , 13.1 , , .300 , , .263 , , .375 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , .1 , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

, style="text-align:left;", Portland , 13 , , 0 , , 17.3 , , .327 , , .258 , , .676 , , 1.1 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

, style="text-align:left;", Portland , 15 , , 0 , , 14.2 , , .365 , , .323 , , .750 , , 1.1 , , 1.7 , , 0.9 , , .3 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

, style="text-align:left;", Portland , 2 , , 0 , , 8.5 , , .333 , , .333 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.5 , , .0 , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career , 102 , , 3 , , 15.7 , , .362 , , .294 , , .643 , , 1.2 , , 2.3 , , 0.8 , , .2 , , 4.5

References

External links

ESPN.com: Greg Anthony archive
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