Carmelo Anthony Shouts out Bogdan Bogdanović After USA's Win vs Serbia: 'Respec7'

USA Basketball legend Carmelo Anthony does not seem bothered by Bogdan Bogdanović's use of his signature celebration during Serbia's narrow semifinal loss to Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Bogdanović on Friday shared an Instagram comment from Anthony that read, "Respec7."

During the second quarter of Thursday's Olympic semifinal, Bogdanović hit a three-point shot to put Serbia up by 15 points.

He then turned to Anthony and celebrated with the former Team USA star's "Three to the Dome" gesture.

Bogdanović's celebration was short-lived as Team USA came back to claim a 95-91 win and advance to the gold-medal game.

But the Serbian star's use of a celebration made famous by Anthony, who set a Team USA single-game Olympic record with a 37-point outing during the 2012 London Olympics, was enough to ruffle some American players.

LeBron James appeared to confront Bogdanović on the court after the celebration. After scoring on him shortly after, James made the "too small" gesture in Bogdanović's direction.

Devin Booker later posted the moment on his Instagram story, tagging Anthony with the caption, "Respect the legends."

Bogdanović and Anthony previously faced one another on opposite sides of an Olympic court when Serbia and the United States played in the final game of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

Team USA largely outplayed the 2016 Serbian squad to claim Olympic gold with a 96-66 victory.

After hitting a three-pointer to give the Americans a 26-point advantage, Anthony performed his signature celebration with Bogdanović on the court, as noted by Heavy.com's Nathan Dougherty.

That memory might have stuck in Bogdanović's mind as he looked to help his home country earn Olympic redemption eight years later.

An offense led by James and Stephen Curry cut short Bogdanović's hopes of a gold medal, but it seems he still earned the respect of Anthony after leading Team Serbia with 20 points on 8-of-18 shooting in the loss.