Los Angeles Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony drives as Minnesota Timberwolves forward Nathan Knight (13) gets airborne on a fake during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) drives past Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jordan McLaughlin (6) during…
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Carmelo Anthony was one of the league’s brightest stars when the New York Knicks were still relevant. Anthony returned to The Garden on Saturday as one of the league’s elder statesmen. The Knicks denied him a historic moment while they continue their rise back to relevance. The Knicks (11-13) climbed to the sixth spot in…
Watching life flash before your eyes can change a person. Just ask Carmelo Anthony. The Portland Trail Blazers star took to Instagram Live on Friday where he spoke with former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade about their longtime friendship when Wade’s wife, actress Gabrielle Union, asked Anthony to tell the story about how LeBron James…
Watching life flash before your eyes can change a person. Just ask Carmelo Anthony. The Portland Trail Blazers star took to Instagram Live on Friday where he spoke with former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade about their longtime friendship when Wade’s wife, actress Gabrielle Union, asked Anthony to tell the story about how LeBron James once saved his life. So, naturally, he obliged. “We jumped off the boat in the Bahamas, everybody swam to the little grotto over there, underneath. Then we came out. All y’all went to the boat,” Anthony told retired star Dwyane Wade via Instagram on Friday, as transcribed by SB Nation. “It was my fault though, because I’m still trying to see the last little bit of the barracudas snorkeling and all that. It was my fault. Then I look up, and the current is taking me in the middle of the ocean opposite from the boat.” Anthony said his mind was racing until James came to the rescue. “Then I look up at the boat, and I see Bron jump off the boat like he’s MacGyver. He
Warriors’ Draymond Green: Carmelo Anthony’s Extended NBA Absence Was ‘Bulls–t’ John Hefti/Associated Press Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green doesn’t think Carmelo Anthony should have had to wait a full year before getting another chance in the NBA. “People who have done less for the game making decisions on people who have done more,” Green said […]