NEW YORK, NY—It wasn’t a picture-perfect night for Carmelo Anthony, but he felt the love from New York Knicks fans once again. For only the second time since he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Melo took the floor at Madison Square Garden, this time as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers.
“The love was definitely felt tonight,” Anthony told reporters after the game. “From the fans that were here, just from the city as a whole. Just being back, I think that feeling is kind of hard to explain, but for me to get that kind of ovation.