As he prepares to face the New York Knicks for the first time since being traded, Oklahoma City Thunder star Carmelo Anthony said Wednesday that he felt "stabbed in the back" and "pushed out" by his old franchise.
Anthony makes his debut with the Thunder on Thursday night against the Knicks in Oklahoma City.
"I always envisioned myself coming back even when I was being pushed out," Anthony told reporters at Thunder practice. "I think for me, I knew what was going on behind closed doors, I knew the talk that was happening.