Carmelo Anthony Visits Rio Favelas, Hops in Pickup Game with Group of Kids

Carmelo Anthony is really embracing Rio de Janeiro.

On Monday, the New York Knicks superstar spent what seemed to be a good chunk of time in the favelas. He had a graffiti artist create a mural of himself and then hopped into a pickup game with a group of kids.

"I discovered that what most people call creepy, scary, and spooky, I call comfy, cozy, and home," Melo captioned an Instagram picture.

This was a bit of a bold move from the four-time Olympian. As Daniel Popper of the New York Daily News pointed out, the favelas "are the notoriously violent and impoverished slums tucked into the hills of Rio.”

While connecting with his fans, Anthony didn't seem fazed in the least.

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