Carmelo Anthony news: Rockets visit went well, via Dwight Howard
By Josh Sanchez
On Wednesday, highly sought after free agent Carmelo Anthony continued his free agency tour with a visit to Texas to meet with the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks.
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When in Houston, Anthony received a king’s welcome with banners, photos on the Toyota Center marquee and a special display inside of the arena that showed him holding the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
During the visit at the arena, Anthony met with some team executives and Rockets players.
Among those in attendance for the meeting were star big man Dwight Howard, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey and fellow front-office member Gersson Rosas.
Dwight Howard on meeting at Toyota Center with Carmelo Anthony: "It went good."
— Mark Berman (@MarkBerman_) July 2, 2014
According to Howard, the meeting went very well.
Anthony has also met with the Chicago Bulls, and has upcoming visits with the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks, so even with the positive vibes Houston will need to sit back and wait until Anthony is ready to make his decision.
Be sure to stay tuned to FanSided.com throughout the remainder of the NBA Free Agency period for the latest news, rumors and signings from around the league.