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There isn’t much talent on the New York Knicks’ roster outside of Kristaps Porzingis, especially after Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the offseason for a pair of second-unit quality pieces in Enes Kanter and Doug McDermott, plus a future draft pick. That Tim Hardaway Jr. was the biggest free agent […]

Through his first seven games with the Oklahoma City Thunder, it has been a refreshing reboot to All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony’s career. Anthony is currently averaging a team-best 22.9 points on 46.5 percent shooting from the field while scoring more than 20 points in each of the six games prior to Tuesday’s win over the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder picked up arguably their most impressive win of the young season as they defeated the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Milwaukee Bucks by 19 points on the road. To celebrate the big win, Carmelo Anthony decided to chow down on the team plane with a ton of food while wearing his now-trademarked hoodie. . […]

NBA fans can be very unforgiving of visiting players, and you can ask Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Andre Roberson about that. When Roberson went to the foul line to shoot a pair of free throws against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, fans inside the BMO Harris Bradley Center made sure to remind the Thunder two-guard how […]

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams hasn’t made much of Carmelo Anthony’s now-popular rebounding chant, but he is more than willing to cooperate with him. While “I got it, get the f*** outta here” is not the kindest way to ask for a rebound, the Kiwi isn’t about to get on the way of the […]

After the media flashed a light on Carmelo Anthony’s peculiar habit of yelling “I got it, get the f*** outta here” during defensive rebounds, ESPN’s Royce Young finally asked him how it all came about, garnering an honest response from the All-Star forward after letting him know his signature chant went viral to start the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a rocky start to the season despite shiny new weapons in Carmelo Anthony and Paul George, but you wouldn’t be able to tell that by just looking at the numbers Anthony has been putting up so far. The 33-year-old forward was instrumental in the Thunder’s annihilation of the […]

When Carmelo Anthony and Paul George came to the fold of the Oklahoma City Thunder over the offseason, not everyone was convinced that the newest Big Three they formed with Russell Westbrook would result to success. Chemistry and their ability to adapt to each other’s style of play were among the points skeptics noted as […]

It’s called Hoodie Melo. That is the name fans of Carmelo Anthony have given his alter ego. It started when Anthony was in New York and he wore a hoodie almost every time he was working out. The alter-ego soon became as popular on social media sites as Anthony in real-life. Mostly due to Anthony’s […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder got back on the winning track after losing their last two games, toppling the Indiana Pacers 114-96 on Wednesday night. This date was circled on Paul George’s calendar, as the first time he’d see his former team after being traded this offseason — but it didn’t pan out as gloriously as […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had a remarkable offseason with their acquisitions of superstars Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to pair with reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook. They seemingly stole those two All-Star wings as they gave up relatively few assets in the trades to get them. But according to FiveThirtyEight’s Kyle Wagner, the Thunder are […]

Coach Billy Donovan said it was going to be a process. Even before his Oklahoma City Thunder lost two of their first three games, the third year coach knew his squad was going to having growing pains as they learned to play together. Yet, a two game losing streak is still a two game losing […]

The NBA season is still young, but New York Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis is already feeling the effects of not having Carmelo Anthony around – at least when it comes to getting extra chances on offense. According to ESPN’s Ian Begley, the 7-foot-3 unicorn has experienced a dramatic increase in his involvement in the […]

Through the first week of the season, it has been an ongoing adjustment period for All-Star guard Carmelo Anthony playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder. One noticeable part of this has been shot selection as he has chosen to take several long two-point field goal attempts in the first few games. According to Fred Katz […]

Over the weekend, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves put on a thrilling performance that saw fourth-year forward Andrew Wiggins bank in a game-winning three-pointer a few steps inside the halfcourt line at the buzzer. All of this concluded a wave of emotions for the Thunder and fans in attendance, as it came a […]

After Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors last year, Russell Westbrook averaged a triple-double en route to his first Most Valuable Player award. Now, the Oklahoma City Thunder have surrounded him with Paul George and Carmelo Anthony after an extremely successful offseason by general manager Sam Presti. As it will take time for […]

All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony got the first major hurdle out of the way in the season opener on Thursday night by helping the Oklahoma City Thunder top his former team, the New York Knicks, in convincing fashion. However, there remains the challenge of playing back in Madison Square Garden as an opposing player for the […]

Despite no longer being a member of the New York Knicks, All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony has maintained a strong bond with third-year forward Kristaps Porzingis. Following the season opener win against his former team on Thursday night, Anthony offered a clear message of advice toward the 22-year-old, according to Al Iannazzone of Newsday. “You’re there. […]

“It’s gotta be the shoes” was a moniker that became famous with the Air Jordan shoe line in Nike commercials, where the answer for the question of how Michael Jordan did what he did on the court arose. It became a popular tagline that sparked its own craze, which hasn’t been the case for any […]

After playing their first regular season game for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Carmelo Anthony and Paul George had the opportunity to gauge how the rest of their campaign could go. Playing alongside one of the best point guards in the NBA today in Russell Westbrook, the two were able to get some open looks at […]

Carmelo Anthony spent seven topsy-turvy seasons with the New York Knicks. He didn’t experience a lot of winning, but he sure did do a lot of scoring. Melo’s tenure in New York finally came to an end this summer, as he greenlit a trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Anthony officially began his tenure with […]

The new NBA season is off to a sizzling start, made all the more better with a handful of players having to face their former teams this early on. On Wednesday, fans were treated to seeing Kyrie Irving in a Boston Celtics uniform taking on his former running mate LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

Carmelo Anthony’s hoodie fashion took the offseason by storm after several videos of an uncanny scoring array by the former New York Knickerbocker surfaced during trainer Chris Brickley’s Blackout Sessions. Since, the hoodie mentality has been adopted by plenty of NBA fans and even some players, it was only fair to ask if he plans […]

Only hours away from his debut with his new team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony made his loudest statement to date over Twitter this morning. “You watched me walk through hell, now watch me walk up out it,” said his caption, along with a photo of himself in a Thunder uniform. “You […]

Relationships of any kind often require respect — whether they’re on the court or off it. For Carmelo Anthony, this came naturally through the way he handled himself throughout his stint with the New York Knicks. His former teammates took notice, even more so during the last couple of years, where a storm of criticism […]

The New York Knicks will tip off this season with a vast void in the locker room. Carmelo Anthony, the once leader of this team throughout six-and-a-half years, will be suited up across from them tonight instead of right next to them as he had in the past. He may have been gone for almost […]

In the midst of the New York Knicks’ struggles over the last couple of seasons, All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony increasingly had difficulty in seeing eye-to-eye with then-team president Phil Jackson. Much this laid on the fact that he had much trouble trusting Jackson to the point where he had done away with even putting any […]

As fate would have it, Carmelo Anthony will tip-off his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder facing his demons, hosting the New York Knicks on Thursday in primetime television. The former Knick plans to use this game to “close that chapter” of his life and start another next to new teammates Russell Westbrook and Paul […]

The 2003 NBA Draft is widely regarded as one of the greatest drafts in not just basketball history, but in all of professional sports. After all, the class lays claim to nine All-Stars and four All-NBA selections. In a draft so historically loaded, how much would change if the top ten teams were given a […]

Carmelo Anthony’s son; Kiyan, played an even bigger role than one imagined in getting the former New York Knicks star to drop his no-trade clause for the Oklahoma City Thunder. While now-teammates Russell Westbrook and Paul George were largely credited with convincing him to come westward and join them, family often plays a huge part […]

Carmelo Anthony’s dark days with the New York Knicks are now miles away after accepting a trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder last month. But memories of his strenuous relationship with former president Phil Jackson are still vivid in his memory bank, remembering how it all went south between the two. “When I signed back […]

Carmelo Anthony’s sour exit from the Big Apple after a nightmarish last couple of seasons was a transition in the making for the latter of his six-and-a-half seasons with the New York Knics — a transition that proved tough, not only contractually, but on a personal level. “You pay attention to New York sports as […]

The ugly truth of the business of the NBA showed its face this offseason, when the constant criticism of Carmelo Anthony in a New York Knicks’ uniform took a toll, turning into a microcosm of emotions that resulted in his departure to the Oklahoma City Thunder two days prior to the start of Media Day. […]

The offseason entailed much upheaval for the New York Knicks that saw plenty of movement across the roster that was highlighted by the trade of All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder. This has immediately put rising star forward Kristaps Porzingis in the positions to become the next face of the franchise. The […]

The annual Halloween costume party is a great tradition for Oklahoma City Thunder players, especially Russell Westbrook. Westbrook is already known for dressing up eccentrically the other 364 days of the year so it’s no surprise that he can turn it up even more for Halloween. He already made headlines this year with his costume […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder face the quintessential dilemma of a superteam, as the newly-assembled star-studded lineup will have to decide who takes the last shot in crunch time situations throughout the season. The team boasts three of the top 10 scorers in isolation and three guys who will be looking for the ball as the […]

ESPN NBA analyst and former New York Knick Mark Jackson had nothing but praise for Carmelo Anthony after his departure from the franchise. The 14-year veteran spent six-and-a-half seasons with the team before choosing to part ways, first opening up a trade possibility to his desired destination, the Houston Rockets, and ultimately to additional teams, […]

After winning the last three of their four preseason games, the Oklahoma City Thunder have already started to develop a certain familiarity with each other, especially with the new acquisitions on the team. Center Steven Adams noted the positives of having a veteran like Carmelo Anthony, one that has never been known by his defense […]

New Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony has seen a revitalizing change after leaving the New York Knicks after six seasons in the Big Apple, but has continued one of his signature call outs on defense when he’s about to get a rebound. The 33-year-old forward can be heard saying “I got it, get the […]