It didn’t take Carmelo Anthony long to score his first NBA points in 376 days

Carmelo Anthony is indeed back in the NBA, as he found himself in the starting five for the Portland Trail Blazers in their game against the Pelicans tonight in the New Orleans.

Many wondered if the future Hall of Famer would ever appear in an NBA again. But then he agreed to a non-guaranteed contract with the Trail Blazers last week and here we are.

Life comes at you fast.

It didn’t take Melo, who hadn’t appeared in a game since 376 days ago with the Rockets, long to show he can still shoot the basketball. After missing his first shot, he found himself wide open behind the 3-point line and drained the triple:

MELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO WE BACK pic.twitter.com/w0q1DjJVTo

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) November 20, 2019

He then showed off his patented mid-range jumper:

Vintage Melo midrange… pic.twitter.com/rGNDmpsOyN

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) November 20, 2019

Will this help the Trail Blazers get over their rough start to the season? Who knows, but it is fun to see Melo back doing his thing.

He finished with 10 points in 24 minutes of the Trail Blazers’ loss to the Pelicans.

Other NBA players were happy to see him back:

So damn Happy for my brother @carmeloanthony!!!! Just saw him warming up for the game on the TV and it made me smiled. Back at it Champ! Good luck 🙏🏾💪🏾👑 #007

— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 20, 2019

It’s Amazing to see the Big Bro back on the Court🙏🏽💯 Welcome Back @carmeloanthony 🙌🏽 #007

— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) November 20, 2019

My dawg!!! So cool‼️🔥🙏🏽 #STAYME70 #007 let’s go https://t.co/k9tgMlmAL0

— kuz (@kylekuzma) November 20, 2019

I don’t be tweeting like that but I’m hype as hell waiting to watch @carmeloanthony hoop again…
I think every Nba player gone be watching this!!

— Kyle Lowry (@Klow7) November 20, 2019