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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Rockets have agreed to offload Carmelo Anthony to the Chicago Bulls in order to ease the franchise’s luxury tax bill, reports said Tuesday. The Chicago Tribune reported that the Bulls would receive $1 million in cash for Anthony, who fills an open roster spot with the franchise. The paper reported that Anthony will be waived by the Bulls before the February 7 trade deadline and is not […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Carmelo Anthony’s brief tenure in Houston is over after he played just 10 NBA games with the Rockets, general manager Daryl Morey said Thursday. “After much internal discussion, the Rockets will be parting ways with Carmelo Anthony and we are working toward a resolution,” Morey said in a statement on the status of the 10-time All-Star. “Carmelo had a tremendous approach during his time with the Rockets and accepted […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Carmelo Anthony formally completed his move to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, cementing a blockbuster trade after seven seasons with the New York Knicks. Anthony, 33, will form part of a new-look Thunder roster which has also been bolstered by the arrival of Paul George from the Indiana Pacers during the close season. In return for Anthony, the Knicks will get center Enes Kanter, forward Doug McDermott and […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Carmelo Anthony could join Chris Paul on the Houston Rockets under a trade deal the New York Knicks are seeking while the Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Turkish forward Cedi Osman, ESPN reported Wednesday. The network’s website reported the Knicks and Rockets are exploring a swap involving as many as four teams in order to send the 33-year-old playmaker to Texas, with Anthony willing to drop a no-trade clause to […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The New York Knicks’s latest tough week ended on a high note on Sunday as Carmelo Anthony and company shocked the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 at Madison Square Garden. A victory over the second-best team in the NBA was a welcome change of fortune for the Knicks, who are languishing well out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference amid tensions between Anthony and club president Phil Jackson. A […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek says he’s willing to “look at everything” in a bid to find a winning formula, but Knicks watchers were looking beyond lineup changes Tuesday in a bid to parse the future of the NBA franchise. A meeting between veteran star Carmelo Anthony and team president Phil Jackson was described variously in US media reports as “contentious” and “calm and business-like” with the New […]
NEW YORK (Eagle News) – The New York Knicks’ woes continue as the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 16-point deficit to defeat the Knicks 105-104 on a buzzer beating jumper by Giannis Antetokounmpo on Wednesday night. During the first half, the game was neck-to-neck. The Madison Square Garden crowd was excited as the hometown team, the New York Knicks, looked to snap their 5-game losing streak by pulling away with the lead in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former Denver Nuggets coach George Karl is harshly critical of New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony in an unsparing new memoir in which he calls the player a “user of people.” Anthony spent his first seven-and-a-half NBA seasons with the Nuggets, playing six-and-a-half of those campaigns — from 2005 until early 2011 — for Karl. “Carmelo was a true conundrum for me in the six years I had him,” […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 35 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 114-103 NBA victory over the short-handed Heat in Miami on Tuesday. Anthony shook off a slow start to connect on 13 of 27 shots from the field in an impressive display that included three three-pointers and two alley-oop dunks. “I finally found my rhythm after the first quarter,” Anthony said. “I was trying to find […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Carmelo Anthony came through when it counted for the New York Knicks, who withstood a career-high 47 points from Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns in a 106-104 NBA victory over the Timberwolves on Wednesday. Anthony’s shooting struggles didn’t stop Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek from going to his veteran star with the game on the line. With 2.3 seconds remaining, Anthony’s jump shot over Timberwolves guard lifted the Knicks to victory in […]
by Jim SLATER RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — An Olympic crown for the US team of NBA stars means more this time around for Carmelo Anthony, who sees a gold medal quest as something Americans can unite behind. The 32-year-old forward for the New York Knicks hopes a nation divided over politics and the killings of unarmed black men and white police officers can come together just like NBA rivals did in less than […]
