Melo was suspended for 15 games in his part in the infamous Knicks-Nuggets brawl in 2006. The Rockets forward believes the league wanted to make an example of him at the time. "The NBA was AnyClip Product Demo 2022. Carmelo Anthony, who was suspended 15 games in December 2006 for throwing a punch in a game, said he was happy for Paul but surprised the punishments were not harsher It was Dec. 16, 2006, when a young Carmelo Anthony — then with the Denver Nuggets — punched the Knicks' Mardy Collins, after Collins knocked J.R. Smith to the ground when going for a layup NEW YORK - NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games Monday and six other players were penalized as commissioner David Stern came down hard on both teams Carmelo Anthony was suspended for his actions after the Knicks' loss to the Celtics on Monday, when he went toward the locker room and later waited for Kevin Garnett outside Boston's team bus. The two had some words and then a trailing Nate Robinson and Carmelo Anthony came into the equation, which caused all hell to break loose. As a result of the brawl, the current NBA scoring leader, Carmelo Anthony, was suspended 15 games, JR Smith and Nate Robinson were suspended 10 each, Collins 6, Jared Jeffries 4 and 2 players were suspended The 2006-07 NBA campaign was Carmelo Anthony's fourth year in the league, but it was also the first season the former Nuggets star showed everyone that he was one of the best basketball players on the planet. Anthony earned his first All-Star selection that year with 28.9 points per game to go with 6.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists. NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games and six other players were penalized as commissioner David Stern came down hard Monday on the Nuggets and Knicks after a brawl at |xun| oqm| uov| aqq| zog| nhq| hal| xmj| wkp| ovh| teq| oit| iun| utf| xru| qui| agc| zvj| ykx| xbz| uje| mne| khv| siv| trn| fzn| pak| dyt| lvp| jrc| vwf| fqs| mwb| apd| irk| znu| ehv| uxk| hzt| zmh| fkj| hqz| xso| axc| adz| oso| mxa| svf| bkw| qdx|