A pro athlete's legacy has largely been defined by sustained greatness in a singular locale. Take, for instance, NBA legends like Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Dirk Nowitzki, who played for a single franchise throughout their respective careers. What's more, these players demonstrated a sense of loyalty to their franchise by electing to remain.
But that single-city love story isn't the reality for most players and shouldn't be the ideal players strive toward. According to future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, loyalty is quite overrated.
While speaking to Complex Sports, Melo said:
"I don’t feel like there’s loyalty in sports. When you talk about loyalty then and what my morals is based off of, I still carry those basics of loyalty today in my life. Sports is just sports. It’s a business. There’s no loyalty in sports. You’re an athlete, that’s your profession, you get paid to do that. No one has to be loyal to you. Me just kinda knowing that and having that mentality growing up and learning that, I know what loyalty feels like and I know what it feels like when somebody’s disloyal to you or not loyal as you are. I still carry those basics of loyalty with me today."
Source: sportskeeda.com
