BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
Joel Vincent Anthony (pronounced Jo-EL; born August 9, 1982) is a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a member of the Canadian national basketball team.
College career
After attending Selwyn House School[1] and Dawson College[2] in the Montreal, Quebec area, Anthony was recruited by Pensacola Junior College[3] in Pensacola, Florida, United States. After two years, he transferred to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).[2] He led the team in blocks in his junior season in 2004–05; fourth overall in the Mountain West Conference,[2] but red shirted the next season and did not play.[2]
Returning to help lead the Runnin' Rebels to a 30–7 season his senior year (2006–07), he was named Mountain West Conference defensive player of the year after finishing second in the NCAA's Division I in blocks-per-40-minutes (6.77), and first in the conference in blocked shots, blocks per game, and defensive win shares.[8][9] (The D–I leader, Mickell Gladness, later became Anthony's Miami Heatteammate.) The highlight in Anthony's senior year was his only double-double of the season, a season-high 13-block, 11-rebound effort versus Texas Christian on February 7, 2007.[6][10]
Professional career
Miami Heat
Anthony signed a one-year deal (with an option for a second) with Miami in July 2007.[6] He made 24 appearances that season, averaging 3.5 points and 3.9 rebounds. The following year Anthony made his NBA playoff debut during Miami's first round series with the Atlanta Hawks. Miami lost the series 4–3. He was re-signed by the Heat in July 2009.[11]
With Miami's high profile free agent signings of LeBron James and Chris Bosh in July 2010 much hype surrounded the team with its new self-proclaimed "Big Three". On July 16, 2010, Joel Anthony re-signed with the Miami Heat on a five-year, $18 million deal.[12] Miami finished the2010–11 NBA season second in the Eastern Conference behind the Chicago Bulls with a 58–24 record. The Heat cruised through the first three rounds of the playoffs before losing to the Dallas Mavericks 4–2 during the 2011 NBA Finals. Anthony averaged 1.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 20.5 minutes per game during the NBA Finals.
The following season, Joel won his first NBA title with the Miami Heat against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Anthony won his second championship on June 20, 2013, when the Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in an intense seven game series.
Boston Celtics
On January 15, 2014, a three-team trade was completed involving the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics, and the Golden State Warriors. The Heat sent Anthony, a protected future draft pick received from Philadelphia in an earlier trade, and a 2016 second-round draft pick to the Celtics. In exchange, the Heat received Toney Douglas from the Warriors. The Warriors also received Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks from the Celtics as part of the deal.[13]
Team Canada
During the summer of 2006, Anthony was selected to join the Canadian Senior National Team and participated with the squad in three tours in three European countries: Italy, Germany and Slovenia.[2]
Anthony made his Canadian national basketball team debut in the summer of 2008. He made a tremendous impact on the court for the Canadians, by setting both scoring and shot blocking records for an individual game. However, Canada failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
The following summer Anthony participated in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship. He helped lead Canada to a 4th place finish, losing in the 3rd place game to Argentina. Anthony had his best performance in Canada's semi-final loss to Brazil, in which he posted team highs with 17 points and 8 rebounds.[14]
In the summer of 2010, Anthony once again competed for Canada in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Canada lost all five of their games played, their worst ever performance in the international tournament.
In August 2013, Anthony was again named to the Canadian national team, playing in the FIBA Americas championship for men.[15]
Personal
Anthony's mother is Erene Anthony from the island of Antigua, who he listed on his biography as the person that made a difference in his life because she has been an inspiration to him. He also has a sister, Sherlette Pryce. He graduated from UNLV in December 2006 with a degree in university studies, and majoring in sociology and physical education.[5]
He is commonly referred to as "The Warden" by fans. The nickname started gaining traction on Twitter after the Heat beat the Knicks in New York on December 17, 2010,[18] and fans credited Anthony for “locking up” Amar'e Stoudemire.[19] However, his teammates refer to him as "Doc".
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