Controversy engulfs NBA star forward LeBron James again after former player Royce White, a top pick in the college draft, believes forward Carmelo Anthony did not sign with the Los Angeles Lakers because of him.
“Melo is being ruled out,” White, who plays in the BIG3 league, told Fanatics View. “He is one of the best in the league… He has given too much to the game so that they don’t allow him to continue competing or so that culturally they only come to an agreement that he is no longer good enough. We, those of us who play at the highest level, know how good ‘Melo’ is ».
Earlier this month, Anthony told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on “First Take” that he felt “the game didn’t want me back” after he was dropped by the Rockets earlier in the season. 2018-19.
“It is not possible that even as a reserve with the Rockets he could not have continued in the competition,” said Anthony, a 10-time All-Star and six-time All-NBA. “But now I am convinced that I have regained the passion to play again.”
Anthony, 35, also volunteered to participate with the United States team that will compete next month in the World Cup in China and USA Basketball Executive Director Jerry Colangelo said the time was not right for him. come back, since it could be a distraction for the rest of the teammates.
Anthony has in his possession three Olympic gold medals with the United States obtained in Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro.
“He has a great level, he can continue to play in the NBA, but after the time he has been without it, it would not be the best time to return to the national team,” said Colangelo.
White, who played in just three NBA games with the Sacramento Kings, said he wondered why the Lakers didn’t get Anthony.
“We know there is no way the Lakers are going to go out and sign Jared Dudley and not sign Carmelo Anthony,” White said. “And another question is, when a guy like LeBron (James) is walking around here like he’s the face and voice of the players, how is he letting his brother out of work?”
“What they have done with Carmelo (Anthony) and Dudley is not something that can be understood from a professional point of view,” said White.
In a tweet that has since been deleted, Dudley defended himself against White’s comments.
“This is not Melo against me, that man is a first Hall of Fame vote,” Dudley wrote in the deleted post. “We all want to see him back in the league. This league is not about who is better than who, it is what the players do to improve the team.
Meanwhile, neither Anthony nor James have commented on the new controversy that has emerged this summer in the NBA. EFE