Carmelo Will Play Sunday Night Against Heat
Anthony said he would "without a doubt" be in the lineup Sunday night when the Knicks visit LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat
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Anthony said he would "without a doubt" be in the lineup Sunday night when the Knicks visit LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat
Carmelo Anthony missed a key late free throw and fouled out of his first road game with the Knicks, who may have taken Cleveland too lightly and were beaten 115-109 on Friday night by the fired-up Cavaliers.
Carmelo Anthony makes his Knicks road debut Friday night trying to help his new team avoid a 10th straight loss the Cavaliers, who made a few intriguing moves shortly before Thursday's trade deadline.
Of course the Knicks had to pull the trigger on a Carmelo Anthony trade. But questions surrounding the trade remain; mainly, did the Knicks have to give up so much?
Knicks president Donnie Walsh admitted Thursday he didn't know the Utah Jazz were involved in talks to deal Deron Williams. "No, I didn't. I really didn't," Walsh said.
Carmelo's Knicks debut was the kind of game New York might have lost a week ago. Amar'e Stoudemire had fouled out, forcing the Knicks to protect a four-point lead in the final minute. Before, that would have been panic time. Now, it's Anthony's time.
Carmelo Anthony's Knicks debut drew the highest rating for a regular-season game on MSG network since Michael Jordan's famed "double-nickel'' game 16 years ago.
Frank Isola of the Daily News joined Marc Malusis on Thursday to talk about Isiah Thomas' alleged involvement in the Carmelo Anthony trade, and what he described as "spin control" by Knicks owner James Dolan.
There's been a lot of debate about Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire working together. There will be issues the two will have to work out, and first and foremost is floor spacing.
Moral victories are incidental to most fans. But dealing for Deron Williams and his quick feet was no small feat. If he's not as good as Carmelo Anthony, he's close enough.
According to MSG chairman James Dolan, reports that Isiah Thomas was involved in the Knicks' pursuit of Carmelo Anthony were "a fiction in somebody's mind."
The crowd roared as soon as the words hit Madison Square Garden's overhead video board. "I was born in Brooklyn, New York," it read. And what a homecoming it was for Carmelo Anthony.
The second blockbuster NBA trade in two days sent Jazz point guard Deron Williams to the Nets, shifting another star from the Western Conference to the East and to a bigger market. Is there something the NBA should do to protect teams from losing their stars?
Your wait to see Carmelo Anthony in a Knicks No. 7 jersey is officially over after his Wednesday night debut at MSG.
Carmelo Anthony had 27 points and 10 rebounds, hitting a pair of clutch buckets down the stretch as the New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-108 on Wednesday night in his Knicks debut.
