{"id":148484,"date":"2017-08-18T05:31:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T12:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=148484"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:53:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T21:53:27","slug":"hoodie-melo-taylor-rooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/hoodie-melo-taylor-rooks\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Smith Explains The Difference Between Carmelo Anthony &#038; \"Hoodie Melo\""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ahHZI-MzSXk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>By know you have probably seen a few clips from the Academy Basketball pick-up games -- titled \"Blackout Session\" -- set up by \"NBA Workout Guru\" Chirs Brickley, featuring LeBron, Kevin Durant, Lance Stephenson, Enes Kanter, JR Smith and favorite character of the summer, \"Hoodie Melo.\"<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, at JR Smith's annual golf classic in New Jersey, the lovely Taylor Rooks caught up with Carmelo's former (possible future) teammate and asked, \"What is the legend of Hoodie Melo? 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