Carmelo Anthony, a prominent former Knicks All-Star and one of LeBron James’ closest friends, fully supports the recent thaw of the cold war between the Knicks and LeBron’s agency, Klutch Sports. .
As first reported by the Post, Knicks president Leon Rose, Anthony’s former agent, met with Klutch president Rich Paul in New York earlier this month to try to mend their icy relationship. did.
“Relationships are important…and that was the best relationship I had at one point,” Anthony said on the “Brooklyn 7:00 PM” podcast this week. “And it gets completely run down and dismantled. I mean, this is going to be years and years and years of people choosing sides and having to choose, ‘I can’t talk to this person.’ I mean…because everyone is in the same circle.
“So now to repair that energy and come to peace, I mean, we’re men now and we’re going to figure this out. … We have to, we need New York no matter what.” So. You can’t go all the way around New York. You can try, but you have to come back here. Especially if you’re in a certain industry. When you’re doing music, you’re doing sports. When you’re there, you have to go through New York. So just because you don’t have anything to do with the Knicks doesn’t mean you don’t have anything to do with the people around you. Relationships don’t work in the NBA.
“So it’s an honor for these parties to come together and resolve their differences, because it benefits everyone in the industry.”
As the Post previously reported, Paul’s agency had previously hoped that his clients (including Dejounte Murray and Zach LaVine) would not join the Knicks, but the hope of the talks was to further improve business relationships. Met.
James could become a free agent this summer if he declines his $51.4 million player option, but he indicated during All-Star Weekend that he wants to remain with the Lakers.
Miles McBride was doubtful to play Saturday night’s home game against the Celtics due to a non-coronavirus illness, but he was available, coach Tom Thibodeau said.
He scored nine points in 16 minutes.
Thibodeau praised his longtime coaching colleague, Jeff Van Gundy, who served as the Celtics’ basketball operations consultant after leaving ESPN.
“I think Jeff has always had a great passion for the game. I think he’s a great addition to their organization just because of all the experience he’s had,” Thibodeau said. “And he wasn’t coaching, but he was really coaching when he was broadcasting. He’s been involved with a lot of pro gaming programs as well as a lot of college programs. . I think it’s great. I think whatever he does, he’s going to do it well. He’s in the game, he loves the game, I know that.”
