Carmelo Anthony gets super emotional in post-Olympic final interview

Carmelo Anthony, the only three-time Olympic basketball champion in history, had to hold tears in an interview following the Serbia-United States game in which he discussed his run with USA Basketball and the way he and his teammates represented their country in troubled times.

The Knick forward received nothing but love from NBA peers and media on Twitter after the interview.

Congrats 2 @usabasketball taking care of business & getting the Gold! Go down the line, they all put in the sacrifice & work 2 get it done!

— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) August 21, 2016

And well said @carmeloanthony

— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) August 21, 2016

Big time words by @carmeloanthony

— Jared Sullinger (@Jared_Sully0) August 21, 2016

Much respect to @carmeloanthony

— Sam Dekker (@dekker) August 21, 2016

Say what you want about Melo but pretty cool to see him fight back tears after winning his 3rd gold medal.

— Deuce Mason (@DeuceMason) August 21, 2016

Regardless of where you stand on the significance of a ring vs a medal, this emotional response by Melo is absolutely phenomenal.

— Jabari A. Davis (@JabariDavisNBA) August 21, 2016

Melo sheds a few tears following his third Olympic gold. Don't think I've ever seen him get emotional in the 5 yrs or so I've covered him.

— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) August 21, 2016

I'm voting for Carmelo.

— Lang Whitaker (@langwhitaker) August 21, 2016

This is awesome for Carmelo Anthony. This is what NBAers in the Olympics is about. You can tell that bronze in '04 still sticks with him.

— Earl K. Sneed (@EarlKSneed) August 21, 2016

Great interview post game with Carmelo Anthony. Easy to root for athletes that care so much about this great country.

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) August 21, 2016

Wow. #Melo #Respect 💯🇺🇸

— Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) August 21, 2016

Best part of Carmelo Anthony's Postgame interview. More than just basketball. Thank you for this message http://pic.twitter.com/1VUNe1UfQ7

— Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) August 21, 2016

Go Melo, respect that emotion

— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) August 21, 2016

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