Carmelo Anthony RUMORS & NEWS

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony is rehabbing his injured left shoulder, and the Knicks have not announced whether the All-Star forward will need surgery. The Daily News reported last month that Anthony suffered a partially torn labrum late in the regular season. The initial plan was to see if the injury will..." June 12

New York Daily News "Just a little piece of advice for Carmelo Anthony. Never, ever, under any circumstances go into Roy Hibbert’s man cave!!!! Hibbert, the 7-2, 280-pound Rock of Gibraltar, who made life miserable for Anthony and the Knicks in their win in the Eastern Conference semifinals, will immortalize his..." June 09

Pro Basketball Talk "We’re in the midst of the NBA Finals, and Carmelo Anthony, whose Knicks were eliminated in the second round, still leads the league in playoff shots. Melo attempted 310 field goals in his 12 games before the Pacers eliminated the Knicks. LeBron, who is in second place and 12 shots back will..." June 07

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony agrees with the sentiment of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim regarding the state of the Knicks’ roster — he needs help. According to a source, Anthony has told a confidant he is concerned management will stand pat this offseason and said he believes the team needs to add a bona fide..." May 29

New York Post "The Knicks’ 1-2 scoring tandem was truly hurting in the ill-fated Pacers series. Not only did Carmelo Anthony play with what an MRI exam Wednesday revealed was a partial tear in his left shoulder, but The Post has learned J.R. Smith’s nightmarish playoff performance was partly because of a..." May 23

ESPN.com "New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony suffered a small left shoulder tear late in the regular season that was revealed during an MRI on Wednesday, a league source confirmed. The Knicks are hopeful Anthony will not need surgery, according to the source, who added the team plans to allow its..." May 23

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony played 12 playoff games with a partially torn left shoulder, the Daily News has learned. An MRI of Anthony’s shoulder revealed a partially torn labrum, according to a Knicks source, and he may need surgery. The Knicks are hopeful that the injury will heal on its own and the club..." May 23

North Jersey "One by one they came into the media room at the Madison Square Garden Training Center and sat in a chair in front of the cameras and tried to make sense of the season that just ended and the shaky future facing the Knicks. But what may have told you the most about the team was where the..." May 21

New York Post "Next season could conceivably be the last as a Knick for Carmelo Anthony — who has a player opt-out clause in his contract he can use after the 2013-14 season. If he does opt out next summer, he sounded as if he intended to re-sign a long-term deal with the Knicks.“I’m going to be here for many..." May 21

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony will sell tickets, titillate Celebrity Row, make the Garden a warm attraction in the dead of winter, hopefully for many more winters. But this is supposed to be about bringing a championship to New York, and he is doomed, he will never win that elusive championship if he has to..." May 20

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony sat shirtless and wore ice packs on both knees late Saturday night as he surveyed the losing locker room inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. From his demeanor and posture right down to the accessories needed to heal his aching body, Anthony resembled Patrick Ewing more than ever after..." May 20

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony will have his ailing left shoulder re-examined by team doctors to determine the extent of the injury and how to treat it, according to a Knicks official. The club is hopeful that Anthony's injury is not serious and that it will improve with rest and therapy and won't require..." May 20

New York Daily News "Amar’e Stoudemire knows his contract won’t allow him to go anywhere and he wants Mike Woodson to make a commitment to make a frontcourt of Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler work. “We never gave it a chance,” Stoudemire said after Indiana’s 106-99 victory eliminated the Knicks from..." May 19

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony made the same slow, sad walk off the court that Patrick Ewing used to make all too often at the Garden, the walk into another season without a championship. Ewing always had Michael Jordan in his way, and Melo would have had LeBron James in his way again, but he couldn’t even..." May 19

New York Post "There is Cope! And hope. The Knicks are taking this series back to Indiana — something coach Mike Woodson predicted yesterday morning in a bold “I’m-expecting-to-win’’ declaration. Buoyed by ferociously physical defense, a bounce-back game from J.R. Smith, 28 points from Carmelo Anthony, a..." May 17

New York Post "The Knicks are bickering about their impotent offense as they enter tonight’s humongous Game 4 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in disarray. It’s all going haywire for the Knicks at the wrong time, trailing the Pacers 2-1 in their second-round series. Call them the Bickerbockers. Carmelo Anthony..." May 14

New York Daily News "No sooner had the Knicks’ practice ended in Greenburgh on a rainy Thursday than J.R. Smith was exiting stage left, far away from the media’s questions and faster than you can say “Under my umbrella, ella, ella.” The Knick shooting guard’s latest foray into front-page headlines had him partying..." May 10

North Jersey "While he admitted it wasn't something he even thought about, Carmelo Anthony was announced as the third-place finisher in the NBA MVP voting — and it came with a bit of controversy as he got one first-place vote, keeping LeBron James who got 120 of 121 votes, from becoming a unanimous winner...." May 06

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony, who is battling a sore left shoulder, was asked yesterday yesterday if he will play in Game 1 today against the Pacers. “I ain’t dead. I’m here,” he said. “I’ll be ready to rock at 3:30.” Anthony said he can play and denies that his shoulder is coming out of its socket, but..." May 05

New York Post "One down, three to go. Though his wife La La Vazquez tweeted that Carmelo Anthony “made history’’ Friday night in Boston, Anthony and the Knicks say they’re nowhere close to being done. With the Celtics dispatched, the Knicks get the physical Pacers today at the Garden, kicking off the..." May 05

Boston Globe "Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said his shoulder was OK after getting tangled with Kevin Garnett in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's 92-86 loss to the Celtics. "I guess he was trying to take my arm away," Anthony said of Garnett. "I got kind of tangled up with him, kind of yanked my shoulder a..." May 02

Boston Herald "Their responsibility is going to be doubled when J.R. Smith returns from his one-game suspension tomorrow night. The Knicks arsenal will return to full strength in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Celtics, and Carmelo Anthony will no longer be the C’s only..." April 30

North Jersey "He fired up shot after shot and the result was the same far too often. Carmelo Anthony clanked 25 of his 35 attempts Sunday, hanging his head in frustration at times and afterward saying, "My mother always said, ‘There’ll be days like this.’ " But what Anthony wasn’t going to say and his..." April 30

New York Post "The Carmelo Anthony bashers can have at it this time all they want, they can come out of the woodwork in force, they can call him an overrated ballhog, they can call him Little Anthony, whatever they please, because he gave them the green light yesterday keeping the Celtics alive the way he..." April 29

Boston Herald "“Brandon Bass” and “defensive stopper” are not often heard in the same sentence. His skill on that end of the floor was not the reason the Celtics jettisoned Glen Davis and Von Wafer for him via a trade, and his body of work throughout an entire season won’t land him in the top echelon of..." April 29

New York Daily News "Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce had enough time to shower, dress and leave the building before the final buzzer sounded. The Knicks found a way to silence Garnett and Pierce and in the process moved one step closer to advancing out of the first round for the first time since 2000. Carmelo..." April 24

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony has won the title — the NBA scoring title, that is. Neither Anthony nor Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant will play in their team's respective season finales Wednesday, meaning the Knicks' MVP candidate will finish the season as the league's top scorer for the first time in his..." April 17

Boston Herald "The series is between the teams, but there can be no doubt that much of the focus within will be on Carmelo Anthony. For the Celtics to get past the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff duel that is still one regular-season game away, they will have to deal with an..." April 16

NBA.com "Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks claimed the No. 1 spot on the NBA's top-selling jerseys list, and the Knicks remain the top-selling team since the beginning of the 2012-13 season. Anthony is the first Knicks player to lead the jersey rankings since the list was first released in the 2001-02..." April 09

New York Post "Bernard King is watching with pride and awe as Carmelo Anthony’s record-setting exploits unfold. Tomorrow, King officially will be named a Hall of Famer, as reported by The Post on Friday. Despite his own honor, King couldn’t have been prouder of Anthony, who came to New York announcing King..." April 07

New York Daily News "The great Earl “The Pearl” Monroe grabbed the microphone at the end of a nostalgic anniversary celebration so well-received that even Phil Jackson received nothing but cheers from the Garden faithful. Monroe concluded his speech as spokesman for the 1972-73 Knicks championship team being..." April 06

New York Post "After Earl “The Pearl’’ Monroe rang the honorary bell to close the NASDAQ market yesterday, the Knicks legend said Carmelo Anthony’s stock is rising to new heights. Monroe, one of the members of the Knicks’ 1972-73 NBA title team that will be honored tonight at halftime, changed his game to fit..." April 05

New York Daily News "Bernard King was in the building, as were the players from Syracuse, who arrived early for the NCAA Final Four this weekend. The support and setting were ideal for Carmelo Anthony to take his best shot at history. Even the large contingent of Knicks fans was chanting “M-V-P”, and the Atlanta..." April 04

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The Miami Heat couldn't stop Carmelo Anthony. The New York Knicks didn't have to stop LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers. Because of that, the Knicks' winning streak is now nine, with the Heat's home winning streak ending at 17, one shy of the franchise record, with Tuesday night's..." April 03

New York Post "Bill Bradley, who understands the winning recipe as much as any former Knick, is not sure whether Carmelo Anthony has learned what LeBron James already knows — what it takes to be on an NBA championship team. Known as “Dollar Bill’’ before he became a New Jersey senator, Bradley was a key piece..." April 02

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony has played alongside J.R. Smith long enough now to know these hot streaks can arrive in a hurry, and depart just as quickly. “That’s what he do,” Anthony said. “That’s J.R. Smith. Some nights he makes those shots. Some nights he don’t.” Those shots have been falling now for..." March 30

New York Post "If the Celtics were hoping to get the Knicks in the first round, as they did in 2011, they may want to revise their playoff wish list. Celtics star Paul Pierce said before last night’s tip-off he would like to send a message to the Knicks in their two games this week in case they meet in the..." March 27

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony made a triumphant return Wednesday night, but Iman Shumpert made a discouraging exit. Anthony, in his first game since getting his swollen right knee drained last Thursday, looked like a new player. He was limber and light in scoring 21 points with eight rebounds in 33 tidy..." March 21

New York Daily News "The only thing you knew about Carmelo Anthony and his ongoing knee problem is that he wasn’t expected to play Monday night in the wrap-up game of the Knicks’ five-game trip from hell. We really still don’t know what caused him to miss the last 3½ games of the trip, or what started the problem..." March 19

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony said he feels no more impairment from his right knee and is targeting Wednesday’s game at the Garden vs. Orlando for his much-balleyhooed return. In his first comments since undergoing Thursday's procedure in New York, Anthony also confirmed The Post’s story Sunday that the knee..." March 18

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony, who missed his second straight game after having fluid drained from his right knee, declined to speak with reporters as he exited Staples Center following the Clippers 93-80 victory. “I’m not talking,” was all Anthony would say after having spent the game watching from the locker..." March 18

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler are expected to rest their knees today versus the Clippers at Staples Center in what looks like a matinee blowout and an 0-4 start to the West Coast trip may indeed be in the offing for the Knicks. Nevertheless, amid this disaster, there is also a sense of..." March 17

CBSSports.com "After returning to New York City to have the fluid in the back of his injured knee drained, New York Knicks' forward Carmelo Anthony could be back with his team in time for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. From ESPN New York: Carmelo Anthony, who had a soft tissue fluid..." March 16

New York Post "Carmelo Anthony leads the Knicks in frequent-flier miles on this nightmare West Coast trip, but is almost last in shooting percentage. Perhaps Anthony will get a chance to improve that 7-of-27 Western ledger. He rejoined the reeling Knicks Friday, will try to practice Saturday and hasn’t ruled..." March 16