Column: NBA errs in passing on Carmelo
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The NBA picked a fine time to turn its All-Star game into a referendum on good behavior, what with the extravaganza being held in Sin City.
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The NBA could wait until Monday before ruling on penalties resulting from the brawl between the Nuggets and Knicks.  All 10 players on the court, including league scoring leader Carmelo Anthony, were ejected after the melee Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
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By Bill Reynolds  FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH   Okay, here's the problem.   Yes, the Celtics are the Titanic, having sunk in the NBA standings. Yes, they are positioning themselves for the Greg Oden- Kevin Durant sweepstakes.
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Ron Artest, like so many poor souls in sports, is misunderstood. His coach doesn't understand him. His teammates don't understand him. Fans don't understand him. Half the time he doesn't understand himself.
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Denver star Carmelo Anthony is suspended 15 games and six other players are punished for their roles in Saturday's brawl at the end of the Nuggets-Knicks game.
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This one would really, really, really have hurt had it not ended the way it did. There would have been the inevitable comparisons to the same disheartening defeat three days earlier against Sacramento. There would be six days to stew over it. There would be a sub-.500 record at the All-Star break and, well, who needed that ?
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NEW YORK - They had one quite costly fourth-quarter foul. They made turnovers and went cold on offense at the worst of times. They missed far too many free throws.
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, left, jokes with guard Andre Miller during a break in the team&#39;s practice on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in Denver.
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Forward Carmelo Anthony walked - albeit with a limp - without crutches after Monday morning&#39;s shootaround. But the Nuggets&#39; leading scorer doesn&#39;t expect to play until next week.
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At the Jazz and Laker game, I realized there was something noticeably absent from the rafters. No, not the name of a waste management company, we have one of those. It was Adrian Dantley's retired jersey.
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Southern California freshman standout O.J. Mayo might have violated an NCAA rule by accepting free tickets to Monday night's NBA game between Denver and the Los Angeles Lakers from Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony.
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Commissioner David Stern has drawn a line on unacceptable behavior by players in the National Basketball Association. Whether he can keep it from being blurred or erased by the playersâ union or a court decision remains to be seen.
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National Basketball Association players crossed the line Friday night and league commissioner David Stern took a hard line against that Sunday.
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony looks on during his team&#39;s 90-88 victory over the New Jersey Nets in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004.
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Carmelo Anthony is going to the All-Star game after all. The NBA's leading scorer was picked by commissioner David Stern on Friday as an injury replacement and will make his first All-Star game appearance on Feb. 18 in Las Vegas.
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NBA Commissioner David Stern did the right thing last week when he passed down some of the harshest penalties ever in response to a recent brawl between members of the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and fans.
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NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony is going to the All-Star game after all. The NBA's leading scorer was picked by commissioner David Stern on Friday as an injury replacement and will make his first All-Star game appearance on Feb. 18 in Las Vegas.