Report: Carmelo Anthony Threatened to Beat up Teammate Tim Hardaway Jr

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:Slamonline
 

 

Report: Carmelo Anthony Threatened to Beat up Teammate Tim Hardaway Jr
 


The (4-19) New York Knicks and their “loser’s mentality” are in the midst of an ugly nine-game losing streak, but they still have a fighting spirit.



Reportedly, the locker room is a glowering mess, and Carmelo Anthony told teammate Tim Hardaway Jr that he would beat him up for yelling at him on the court.
According to ESPN, head coach Derek Fisher’s players not only hate each other, but also the Triangle Offense and his coaching methods:
Certain his second-year teammate was speaking to him, Carmelo Anthony approached Hardaway on the way down the court and used an expletive to ask Hardaway who in the world he thought he was talking to. […] Anthony, according to sources, used another expletive in telling Hardaway he was going to beat him up when they got into the locker room after the game.
 
“Nobody’s taken a swing at anybody, but there’s a lot of arguing and cursing each other out after games,” one source said.
 
Several Knicks, in addition to Hardaway, are at odds with Anthony and believe he is not playing team basketball. Sources said players voiced their displeasure with Anthony over the weekend, telling him he shoots too much, doesn’t move or pass the ball, and plays defense only when he feels like it. […] Sources said the most tension exists between Anthony and Hardaway, as they haven’t cared for each other almost since Hardaway joined the team last season, with each player believing the other shoots too much and doesn’t care about defense. Sources said Hardaway was also bothered by the favorable treatment Anthony received under last season’s coach, Mike Woodson.

 
Lol.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

Maybe Tim Hardaway Jr should get a few years under his belt before calling out his teammates. 

 

[dez]

Nah that ain't right at all

You see somebody slacking you point his ass out, it's a team effort. Ain't no superstar treatment for Melo

All this after the contract talk (about the Bulls now this) got me thinking he's gonna tryn force a trade..

 

[elcheato]

When is Phil Jackson going to resign is the real question. 

 

[travesy3]

This is hilarious.  I can't believe they traded us their pick for Bargnani.  He is definitely going to try and force a trade, which is so bush league since he's basically going to get his cake and eat it too.  I wouldn't trade for him and that contract

 

[Giantmetfan07]

Nah that ain't right at all

You see somebody slacking you point his ass out, it's a team effort. Ain't no superstar treatment for Melo

All this after the contract talk (about the Bulls now this) got me thinking he's gonna tryn force a trade..

 
I have no problem with a teammate calling out another teammate, regadless of whether he's a "superstar" or not. Hardaway shouldn't be calling Melo out for lousy D and shooting too much because that's exactly what Hardaway does too. 
 
 
Regardless... this team flat out sucks. If there wasn't tension in the Locker Room then I would be pissed. 

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Oh lawdd

 

[RipCity32]

Trade Tim to Detroit imo

 

[Pugz]

only if he comes with amare for josh

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

I doubt we give amare anymore. He's looking too good. And for Smoove? Keep him lol

 

[Pugz]

because i was totally being serious.

 

[elcheato]

 

[Sportsguy9695]

boy things in new york are getting ugly. it seems everyday in the ny newspaper theres an other negative story about the team

 

[BwareDWare94]

Kudos to Hardaway Jr. for having the balls to call Melo on his bullshit.
 
Somebody, somewhere, needs to hold him accountable for his seeming inability to adjust his game to his teammates.