Carmelo Anthony was dealing with a bum elbow down the stretch which caused him to wear a shooting sleeve. It turns out that he had elbow surgery and knee surgery way back in May, and this news is just now coming out. Wait, what?
Carmelo Anthony said he is lighter. His post-up game looked as powerful as ever. And four months ago, the Knicks forward had surgery to repair both his left knee and his right elbow.
It was the first time in his career that Anthony had agreed to any type of surgical procedure, which suggests how serious both must have been.
“Yeah, it was really bothering me,” Anthony said of his decision to have procedures on both joints in May.
The team did not announce either surgery at the time. When the lockout began July 1, teams were forbidden by the league to mention any current player.
Source: newsday.com.
