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Carmelo Anthony has a sore wrist, ankle and thumb, and yesterday morning he came down with a case of The LeBron Flu.
With the Knicks’ nationally televised game against LeBron James and the Heat looming last night, with the likes of Alex Rodriguez and Isiah Thomas in front-row seats, Anthony bailed out. He decided to shut it down, spent the entirety of the Knicks’ 99-89 loss in the locker room receiving treatment, and he also will miss tonight’s game in Houston.
If Anthony truly felt he couldn’t help the team in any capacity last night, I’d commend him for being a team player. But more likely Anthony felt he couldn’t help the image of Melo The Superstar.
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