Hard to play basketball when you can barely lift your arm over your head, but the Knicks keep trotting out Carmelo when he is obviously hurt.
I understand that they need him on the floor, but I don’t think it is wise to jeopardize his future if he is truly injured. After shooting 4-17 in a loss against the Heat, here is what Melo had to say courtesy of ESPN.
Anthony said his right arm felt “dead” at times during the Knicks’ 102-91 loss to the Miami Heat on Sunday. He’s nursing a right-shoulder injury.
“Coming into the game this morning, it felt all right. Throughout the course of the game, it felt like a dead arm at times,” Anthony said. “As the game went on, they tried to bang, physically, [and] I didn’t even have it. It felt weird for me because I am a physical guy. I try to fight back in the post and gain ground. As the game went on, it was something that I lost.”
“It’s bad timing, knowing our situation. I can’t be myself at this moment, that’s the frustrating part,” Anthony said.
Knicks have games upcoming against Raptors, Bulls and Nets, they can’t afford any more slip ups if they want to have any chance for the 8th seed in the East.