On Dec. 16, 2006, Carmelo Anthony made the wrong headlines again after punching then-New York Knicks guard Mardy Collins in a brawl between both teams late in a game at Madison Square Garden. Then-NBA commissioner David Stern suspended Anthony for 15 games, which was the most for anyone involved in the fight.
Shortly after, Stern gave Anthony a strong, frank lecture in his Manhattan office that helped change his falling trajectory.
“Everybody got like six or seven games. I go speak to him and say, ‘Why’d you do me like that?’ ” Anthony said on Million Dollaz Worth of Game. “[Stern said,] ‘Your rap sheet. Do you want to be in the streets, or do you want to be in the NBA? You’re f—ing with a corporation now. You’re going to leave that alone. I know who you with. I know where you live at. I know when you close your eyes. I know when you wake up. And I know what [your friends] are doing. Either tell them to stop or you have to cut them off.’
None of this faux mental health need time to heal Gen Z weak wristed handshake shyt....the GOAT Commish..
Either you wanna be a thug or you can play in the League but you can't do both.