The New York Knicks have wrapped up yet another disastrous loss when they fell to the Philadelphia 76ers 110-106. This came after the team lost at home in double-digits to the Brooklyn Nets. It was the Knicks' fifth straight loss as Philadelphia put up 61 points in the first half alone. Fans let their feeling be heard, raining boos down on the players as Carmelo Anthony gave a not-so-nice response.
The New York Post reported that eyewitnesses said in the final minutes against the 76ers, a fan yelled out to Anthony, "Nice defense, Melo." Anthony not thrilled at the callout yelled back, "Go f-yourself." A fan later confirmed on Twitter that Anthony yelled out to him saying, "Carmelo told me to F off. Huge Philly fan and I got in his head."
"I'm dealing with it,'' Anthony said, via the New York Post. "It's not something I've dealt with before, and I'm going through this experience and I'm learning from it. As a team, we got to stick together and not let anything come between us.''
Things continue to go from bad to worse for the Knicks. New York is now 15-27, collecting dust towards the bottom of the Atlantic Division. Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler have both questioned the coaching of Mike Woodson. The head coach notes that while firing rumors swirl around him, he is not fazed by the reports noting that it is merely part of the job.
"As far as that, I haven't heard anything," Woodson said. "I don't listen to any of that stuff. Whatever's going to happen is going to happen and it's out of my hands.''
In the past five games, the Knicks have allowed their opponents to put up at least 100 points. Teammates have been seen shouting at each other as confusion has become a reoccurring incident for the Knicks. Anthony has not been able to hide his frustrations during the final minutes of the game, waiting from something to turn around.
"We're 0-3 on this eight-game span,'' Anthony said. "We really dug ourselves a hole. This was a big couple of weeks for us. The start of it right now is not looking good.''
