I think I'm always going to revisit this on New Year's Eve. It just comes to mind as soon as I see the date. 2 years ago to the day, Carmelo Anthony called a heckler on Twitter "glazed donut face ass." It was funny, and fascinating because it protruded so curiously from the rest of his public image -- blandly corporate, processed, and self-promotional. I wrote this a year ago today:
Melo is a complicated spectacle on the court, but his off-the-court persona is just insipid.
I do not begrudge an individual his wealth, especially as self-made and charitable a man as Anthony.