Carmelo Anthony Says NCAA Players Should Be Compensated

"I think college basketball players — college athletes, period — should be compensated."

February 27, 2018

OAKLAND, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Carmelo Anthony #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on from the bench during the game against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on February 24, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
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During a Q&A session with media on Tuesday, Carmelo Anthony told reporters that the NCAA and amateur sports have been "corrupt" for awhile now, which mirrored sentiments LeBron James also expressed on Tuesday. Anthony further said that he'd love to be an advocate for college players and have a sit-down with the NCAA to come to some sort of a compromise that both the athletes and the governing body could be happy with.

He remarked:

Anthony spent a single season in college, back in 2002-03, during which he led Syracuse to a national championship.

The renewed interest in the debate of college athletes getting paid has been sparked by a news report from Yahoo that dropped this past Friday detailing corruption in college basketball and the related FBI investigation that's currently ongoing.