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Carmelo Anthony

MIAMI, FL - MAY 09: Forward Chris Bosh #1 of the Miami Heat shoots against Carmelo Anthony #7 of the New York Knicks in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 9, 2012 at the American Airines Arena in Miami, Florida. The Heat defeated the Knicks 106-94.

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  • Carmelo Anthony: I was in shape

    GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Carmelo Anthony agrees with Mike Woodson 's offensive coaching philosophy, but not his opinion about Anthony's physical condition.Last week, Woodson said he needs to push Anthony to come back next season "in better shape." Anthony's c   Read more »

  • Knicks show grit, but can't sustain it

    At first glance, the unfamiliar jersey numbers didn't quite add up. This couldn't be the Knicks' lineup during a must-win playoff game against the defending Eastern Conference champions, could it?Sure enough, there they were, for several crucial minutes   Read more »

  • Heat sics Battier and LeBron on Melo

    MIAMI -- They knew immediately what they didn't want to do.The Miami Heat didn't want Carmelo Anthony to have the kind of game Saturday that he did against them April 15 at Madison Square Garden . The Knicks lost that game, but Anthony made it close by s   Read more »

  • Sloppy Knicks crushed by Heat, 100-67

    Carmelo Anthony shot just 3-for-15 from the floor, Iman Shumpert suffered a left knee injury, and the Knicks committed 27 turnovers and 25 fouls in a sloppy 100-67 loss to the Miami Heat in the opening game of their first round playoff series.Shumpert cr   Read more »

  • Negative talk made Melo, Amar'e deal with situation

    MIAMI -- Carmelo Anthony said he and Amar'e Stoudemire used to ignore critiques that their talents don't mesh. But then they started listening.They know they're going to have to work things out because both have long-term deals with the Knicks and likely   Read more »

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About Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association. As a freshman in college, Anthony led Syracuse University to a 30–5 record and the school's first NCAA championship in men's basketball in 2003. He was named the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the 2003 NCAA Final Four and MVP of NCAA East Regional. He was also named the consensus national Freshman of the Year and was a unanimous choice as the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year. Anthony was selected as the third pick in the 2003 NBA Draft and named the 2005 Rookie Challenge MVP.

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