Before Patrick Mahomes was winning Super Bowls and lighting up college football, he played football, basketball and baseball in high school and drew inspiration from several athletes. During that time in his life, the NBA had an especially impressive level of talent all around and Mahomes says he had one particular favorite player growing up.
“A
t that time, I was a Carmelo Anthony fan,” Mahomes told NBC. “I was, like, going the other way. You had LeBron, everyone was LeBron’s fan, so I love LeBron, but
At that time, I was a Carmelo Anthony fan,” Mahomes told NBC. “I was, like, going the other way. You had LeBron, everyone was LeBron’s fan, so I love LeBron, but at the same time I kinda wanted to have that guy. It was Denver Nuggets, him shooting the three sign at the side of the head and [he] goes to the Knicks, so I was a big Carmelo fan growing up.”
