| Height: 6-8
Weight: 220
Born: May 29, 1984, New York City, New York | |
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December 21, 2006
Carmelo Anthony has decided not to appeal his 15-game suspension for his role in last weekend's brawl, the AP reports. Anthony was originally scheduled to return to the Nuggets lineup Jan. 20 at Houston. But a blizzard that postponed Denver's Wednesday game with Phoenix, might push back Anthony's return to a Jan. 22 home game against Memphis.
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December 18, 2006
Carmelo Anthony has been suspended a whopping 15 games by the NBA for his role in Saturday night's brawl at MSG. The NBA has no meaningful appeals process, so Anthony has little choice but to accept the penalty.
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December 17, 2006
Carmelo Anthony and the other nine players were ejected for fighting during a wild brawl between the Nuggets and Knicks Saturday night, according to the AP. Anthony threw a punch at New York's Mardy Collins, and now awaits what will surely be strong punishment from a league. NBA Spokesman Tim Frank said the league would "review the incident in its entirety. Until then, it would not be appropriate to comment."
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November 3, 2006
Carmelo Anthony played just 20 minutes in Thursday's season opener after picking up a couple of technical fouls in the third quarter. The second tech results in an automatic ejection. "The referees have new edicts, we have to figure it out," Nuggets coach George Karl told the Denver Post. "We lost a game we probably would have won with Melo." Anthony finished the night with 15 points and three rebounds.
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August 13, 2006
Carmelo Anthony played in Team USA's win over Lithuania on Sunday, showing no signs of problems. Anthony suffered a hyperextended knee in the previous game.
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August 11, 2006
Carmelo Anthony is walking normally, and there is no swelling or plain in his knee, according to the Denver Post. Anthony, who hyperextended his knee on Tuesday, is considered day to day.
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August 8, 2006
Carmelo Anthony was forced out of Tuesday's game against Brazil with a hyperextended right knee, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The injury is not expected to be serious. Anthony posted 16 points prior to his departure.
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July 13, 2006
The Nuggets have signed Carmelo Anthony to a five-year contract extension worth about $80 million, according to the Denver Post. He's become a solid fantasy and NBA player, though he still has room to improve in both formats next season.
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April 19, 2006
Coach George Karl said he would leave it up to Carmelo Anthony to decide if he wanted to play tonight, according to the Denver Post.
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April 5, 2006
Carmelo Anthony was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for throwing a basketball into stands during a loss to the Clippers on Tuesday, according to the AP.
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March 12, 2006
Not only did Carmelo Anthony play through his sore left hamstring on Sunday, but he went off for 36 points on 14-of-21 shooting from the floor. He also hit all eight of his free throw attempts and pulled down five boards.
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March 12, 2006
The Nuggets didn't practice yesterday, so there was no update on the status of Carmelo Anthony and his strained left hamstring, according to the Denver Post. He said Friday he would play today, but he is listed as questionable.
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March 11, 2006
Carmelo Anthony left Friday's game with a strained left hamstring, an injury that flared up the day before, according to the AP. "I couldn't sleep last night due to the pain. I tried to go out there and play tonight, but by the third quarter it started tightening up on me," Anthony said. He said he plans to play Sunday.
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February 6, 2006
Carmelo Anthony is nursing a sprained right little finger but plans to play tonight, according to the Denver Post.
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January 21, 2006
Though the pain in his left rib cage has eased in the past two weeks, Carmelo Anthony said he expects to deal with periodic pangs for the remainder of the season, according to the Rocky Mountain News. "It won't get better until after the season when I get some time to rest," Anthony said. "As long as we play every other day, it won't get much better."
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January 12, 2006
The bloodied nose Carmelo Anthony sustained late in Tuesday's game shouldn't keep him from playing in games, according to the Denver Post.
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January 10, 2006
Carmelo Anthony is playing through a lot of pain because of injured ribs but doesn't plan to alter his playing style, according to the Denver Post. Anthony said that he might wear a larger protective vest than normal against the Suns tonight.
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