By now, most of you have heard the rumors about what Kevin Garnett may have said to Carmelo Anthony to make him go berserk during and after the game between the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics in Madison Square Garden back in Jan. 7. If you don’t know the whole story, just click here to see what all the commotion has been about. To make a long story short, Garnett supposedly told Anthony that his wife and singer Lala Vasquez
Don’t look now, but the good times are rolling for the Brooklyn Nets again, as it did when the team won 11 of its first 15 contests to begin the season. Rape investigations aside, of course. So who’s to thank for the turnaround? Improving to 20-15 from 14-14 since the dismissal of Avery Johnson, the team has played with much better chemistry in recent games, and more importantly, the play of point guard Deron Williams has gone up several notches. Certainly, interim
Chris Sheridan joined Sid Rosenberg on 640-AM in Miami to discuss the Miami Heat’s recent struggles. They also talk about the Kevin Garnett and Carmelo Anthony feud. Do not miss this podcast! [Read more…]
It’s been a pretty good week for Chris Sheridan, whose Tuesday scoop about Phil Jackson got this site (and its publisher) some well-deserved attention. Last night, while my daily league teams again floundered, user ‘sheridanhoops’ won $200 for third place in the $11 GPP contest. [Read more…]
Nobody can say no to Honey Nut Cheerios? It probably wasn’t exactly in those words, but it’s close enough to describe what Kevin Garnett may have said to Carmelo Anthony about his wife LaLa (Vazquez) Anthony to push him over the top. Garnett apparently picked a very poor time to use Anthony’s wife as a method of trash talk, according to Marianne Garvey of Daily News: Carmelo Anthony lost his cool after Boston Celtics bigmouth Kevin Garnett reportedly said his wife “tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios”
NEW YORK – Carmelo Anthony didn’t think he did anything that merited a suspension. He was wrong. The NBA announced late today that Anthony has been suspended for one game without pay for confronting Boston’s Kevin Garnett in the arena tunnel, near the players’ locker rooms, and in the parking garage following the Celtics at Knicks game on January 7. “There are no circumstances in which it is acceptable for a player to confront an opponent after a game,” Jackson said. “Carmelo
From ComcastSportsNet footage GREENBURGH., N.Y. — According to ‘Melo, Kevin Garnett said something so offensive, it crossed a line. And that as why Carmelo Anthony tried to get into the visiting locker room and stood outside the Celtics’ team bus Monday night following a physical, confrontational loss for the Knicks to Boston at Madison Square Garden. [Read more…]
The worst coach in the NBA (fantasy division) has finally been fired. Scott Skiles has hated his own team all year, jerking players in and out of the lineup on various whims — or just out of spite — and the Bucks will collectively feel like they have been let out of jail. [Read more…]