Slam - June 2022

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Carmelo Anthony’s youth non-profit organization,

TEAM MELO, has been going strong for 17 years. And while a new generation of student-athletes has cycled through, the mission remains the same. WORDS HOLDEN VELASCO

ganization based out of Baltimore that’s dedicated to helping student-athletes on and off the court. “Not only do we do basketball, but we also mentor, [have] after-school programming—it’s another component to [Anthony’s] charitable work,” Team Melo president and cofounder Robert “Bay” Frazier explains. “We do back-toschool drives, Thanksgiving drives, it’s everything—it’s all inclusive, just giving

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