The way Carmelo Anthony was cheered at the Garden on Wednesday night, you would have thought he was still playing for the Knicks.
Anthony, who was the face of the Knicks franchise from 2011-2017, was cheered during the introductions, cheered whenever he touched the ball on the court and was even cheered when he headed for the bench during a substitution.
It got to be a little ridiculous really, especially early on. When Anthony drained a 3-pointer late in the first quarter and started pounding his head with his fingers, the sellout crowd went nuts.