Report: Carmelo holds no grudges towards Mike D’Antoni
Melo and Mike 2: Electric Boogaloo may actually be coming to theaters soon.
Yahoo! Sports’ Jordan Schultz reported on Friday that Houston Rockets target Carmelo Anthony holds no grudges towards Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni and is excited about playing for his former New York Knicks boss. Schultz also adds that the feeling is mutual for D’Antoni, the 2016-17 Coach of the Year.
Houston is the frontrunner to land the ex-All-Star Anthony once he secures his exit from the Oklahoma City Thunder. There he would be reunited with D’Antoni, who coached him in New York for two seasons from 2011 to 2012.
That first stint in The Big Apple together was nothing short of a disaster with D’Antoni recently admitting that Melo pretty much forced him off the Knicks. But the two men have incentive to make amends — D’Antoni needs a forward after the Rockets lost Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute in free agency, and Anthony is presumably looking for a starting job on a contender where he can also play with a Banana Boat brother (Chris Paul). Those are solid motivators.
