Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim isn’t about to sugarcoat the projections for the rest of Carmelo Anthony’s NBA career just because the All-Star forward won a national championship and Olympic gold medals with him. No, Boeheim is going to be realistic. And, according to him, Anthony doesn’t have a realistic shot at winning a title before [...]
August 24, 2016
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Carmelo Anthony said some things to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein that people will crucify him for. Let’s start there: “Most athletes don’t have an opportunity to say that they won a gold medal, better yet three gold medals,” Anthony said. “I would be very happy walking away from the game knowing that I’ve given the game [...]
August 12, 2016
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Carmelo Anthony had a very impressive and somewhat historically relevant performance in Team USA’s 98-88 victory over Australia on Wednesday. Scoring 31 points and hitting nine three-pointers he is on route to becoming the leader scorer in U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball history. [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/763500327374983168] This is Melo’s fourth Olympic games and he has a good [...]
August 11, 2016
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Carmelo Anthony has been as synonymous with Team USA and the Olympics as any other NBA player over the past decade plus. Whenever the Olympics roll around, you can be ‘Melo will be interested. He was a part of the 2004 bronze team following his rookie season (along with Wade and LeBron), and hasn’t missed [...]
August 11, 2016
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Now I love Kevin Durant as much as the next person, but KD’s choice to sign with the defending Western Conference Champion Golden State Warriors and leave OKC got me wondering. When I open my internet browser, turn on the T.V., or listen to the radio, all I hear are journalists like Stephen A. Smith [...]
August 11, 2016
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Nine-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony is just like you—assuming you, too, believe the New York Knicks will begin their season or play on Christmas Day against the Chicago Bulls. Per The Wall Street Journal‘s Chris Herring: [tweet https://twitter.com/HerringWSJ/status/758718617236086785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] This seems like a given, although the Knicks and Bulls probably won’t square off on the NBA’s [...]
July 29, 2016
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The New York Knicks were almost the Chicago Bulls: epically imbalanced. Chicago has achieved such status by throwing Jimmy Butler, Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade, three high-profile ball dominators, on the same roster. But New York, apparently, almost did the same—or so says Carmelo Anthony, per the New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola: [tweet https://twitter.com/FisolaNYDN/status/755894693691396096] [...]
July 21, 2016
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Still got a problem with Kevin Durant leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors? Carmelo Anthony is here to set you straight. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Carmelo Anthony is not resentful Kevin Durant didn’t strongly consider New York, and the Knicks star said fans should lay off Durant for [...]
July 20, 2016
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Jose Calderon holds no ill will toward the New York Knicks after being traded for Derrick Rose. Even though he probably should. Calderon recently spoke with the New York Post‘s Marc Berman about his time in New York. The entire thing is worth a read, but we’re here to give you the greatest hits. First, [...]
July 18, 2016
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Remember the inception of Jeremy Lin’s “Linsanity” movement during the lockout-truncated 2011-12 season? Of course you do. It’s been a big part of his career arc, and it’s still talked about today. Including Wednesday. Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni, who was head coach of the New York Knicks for the birth of Linsanity, opened [...]
July 15, 2016
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