Carmelo Anthony’s Former Teammate Goes Off on George Karl for Blatant Disrespect
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It is no news that the former Nuggets coach George Karl had a strained relationship with some of his fellow students. While these big names of the basketball world have now retired, the enmity between them has not been resolved. In fact, his beef with Carmelo Anthony has been the talk of the town as the two continue to throw shade at each other. Continuing on the same subject with Gilbert Arenas is Melo’s former teammate and friend, Kenyon Martin, discussing their hardened terms with the Hall of Famer coach.
The former Nuggets player and 2004 NBA All-Star Kenyon Martin revealed facts about the disrespect Karl showed Melo. The first overall pick of the 2000 Draft said, “How can a guy (Melo) who was third pick in a draft, that should’ve won Rookie of the Year, that led his team to the playoffs as a rookie, you (George Karl) come in his second year, how is that guy overrated?” Evidently, Kenyon’s reaction was to Karl’s comment on Carmelo Anthony being overrated.
He continued his bashful comments on the former coach saying, “He did it here, he did it to Boogie. This is like you had your mind made up about guys before you step into the building… These pre-conceived notions about who you think a person is, how you’re gonna deal with ’em, how their game is, how they’re gonna fit to you. It ain’t f*****g about you!”
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The 2004 NBA All-Star added more critical inputs. “You benefitted from us, our talents. If you think he is overrated, we bad basketball players, forfeit them f*****g wins… We didn’t make the playoffs because of you, talent got us there. We got there despite of you… You were handicapping us as a f*****g team. Because you think you’re more important than us.” The three still have not gotten on the right foot.
Kenyon Martin keeps it 💯 about George Karl and his disrespect towards Melo and the Nuggets locker room. pic.twitter.com/MlKpk8odeW
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) February 22, 2024
Surely, these sentiments did not come out without a reason. After several years under George Karl, both Carmelo and Kenyon got to know their coach better.
George Karl has been extremely critical of Carmelo Anthony
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Apparently, Karl confessed in his book ‘Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas’ about his difficulties in connecting personally with players like Melo. A few days ago, he even petitioned for the Nuggets to retire Nikola Jokic’s No.15 jersey, calling him the best No.15 in franchise history and tagging Carmelo Anthony in it, who also wore 15 during his time in the Mile High City.
However, Karl has mentioned several times that Carmelo Anthony was the best offensive player he has ever coached. At the end of the day, many still believe that Carmelo was more focused on his personal gains. And that he was not a team player as he refused to play at the defensive front. It is also true that it was George’s duty to connect with his players, though. The Nuggets fans will surely hope that these stars resolve their differences after all these years.
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Pragya Vashisth