Led by Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups, the Mile High team secured the West's No. 2 seed in the 2008-09 season en route to booking a trip to the conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.

10-time NBA all-star Carmelo Anthony, 38, announced his retirement from basketball Monday after 19 seasons in the league—his final of which was spent playing with the Los Angeles Lakers last season.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, center, puts up a shot as Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin, left, and Carmelo Anthony defend during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Western ...

Anthony's 37 points against Nigeria in the 2012 games is a USA Basketball men's record at an Olympics, as are his 10 3-pointers from that game and his 13-for-13 effort from the foul line against ...

Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who ... he played in the conference finals only once, with Denver against the eventual champion Lakers in 2009 ... LeBron James and the Lakers in a Game 3 loss to ...

Anthony’s 37 points against Nigeria in the 2012 games is a USA Basketball men’s record at an Olympics, as are his 10 3-pointers from that game and his 13-for-13 effort from the foul line ...