Carmelo Anthony And Phil Jackson: A Marriage Made In La La Land
By Eric Snyder
Reportedly, Carmelo Anthony and his wife La La have decided to part ways. If so, New York Knicks president Phil Jackson should be part of the divorce proceedings too.
In a previous life, Carmelo Anthony longed for the New York Knicks while in the Western Conference wilderness known as Denver. Simultaneously, the Knicks stumbled through the Eastern Conference swamp with names like Chris Duhon and Jared Jeffries.
The basketball world knew that Carmelo would end up in New York eventually, no matter what the Nuggets decided.
Anthony made it very clear that he wanted out of Denver and he didn’t care who knew. Truthfully, he had gotten them as far as anyone could. ‘Melo didn’t handle his exit from Denver gracefully but no one can accuse him of repeating that mistake in NYC.
In February 2011, James Dolan needed a splash to regain the interest of Knicks fans (much like he needs in 2017). The prevailing basketball knowledge said Denver was asking for too much in return for the services of Carmelo.
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Still yet, both the Knicks and the Nets were widely expected landing zones for Anthony. Consequently, Dolan gave away a truckload of assets to rescue Carmelo from the snowy valleys of Colorado … and to keep him from going to New Jersey.