Knicks forward and Towson Catholic alumnus Carmelo Anthony opened the ESPY Awards by addressing “the realities of the current state of America.”“Good evening,” Anthony began, standing with Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James “Tonight is a celebration of sports, celebrating our accomplishments and our victories. But in this moment of celebration, we have to start the show tonight this way, the four of us talking to our fellow athletes with the country watching because we cannot ignore the realities of the current state of America.

“The events of the past week have put a spotlight on the injustice, distrust and anger that plague so many of us. The system is broken. The problems are not new. The violence is not new. And the racial divide definitely is not new. But the urgency to create change is at an all-time high.”

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