Carmelo Anthony on Trae Young: Trae is a New York villain. Spike Lee: He’s a villain, for the New York fans he’s a villain, and he plays into that. Carmelo Anthony: He embraces it. Spike Lee: What about that game?! When he rolled the dice on the Knicks logo. And nobody did nothing! (…) Knicks said ‘we didn’t see him do that’… I don’t believe that. Carmelo Anthony: I’ll tell you who’s saying it, ESPN that’s a fact that sh*t was headlined for about two weeks after that. Spike Lee: That would have not happened with some other Knicks teams. Xavier McDaniel? Charles Oakley? On the logo! On the court! Nobody did nothing. Carmelo Anthony: That’s like the flag, that’s our flag. So you stomping on our flag, you rolling on our flag, you don’t come pounce on our flag. That’s disrespect.
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StatMuse @statmuse
Most points by an Eastern Conference guard this season:
1,841 — Trae
1,840 — Herro
Tonight, they fight for a playoff spot. pic.x.com/MDO7yz2N6A – 9:40 AM
Most points by an Eastern Conference guard this season:
1,841 — Trae
1,840 — Herro
Tonight, they fight for a playoff spot. pic.x.com/MDO7yz2N6A – 9:40 AM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Heat just one road win away from making more play-in tournament history miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… A look ahead at the Hawks/Trae Young challenge and where things stand for the Heat – 7:38 PM
Heat just one road win away from making more play-in tournament history miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… A look ahead at the Hawks/Trae Young challenge and where things stand for the Heat – 7:38 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
NEW: After last night’s win in Chicago, Heat just one road win away from making more play-in tournament history miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… A look ahead at the Hawks/Trae Young challenge and where things stand for the Heat – 12:10 PM
NEW: After last night’s win in Chicago, Heat just one road win away from making more play-in tournament history miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… A look ahead at the Hawks/Trae Young challenge and where things stand for the Heat – 12:10 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
NBA legend and four-time Olympic medalist, Carmelo Anthony, has entered the cannabis industry with his own brand STAYME7O.
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/18… – 6:45 AM
NBA legend and four-time Olympic medalist, Carmelo Anthony, has entered the cannabis industry with his own brand STAYME7O.
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/18… – 6:45 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
👀 Carmelo Anthony is entering the Cannabis industry by launching his own brand STAYME70! pic.x.com/Bt2OdZmXD7 – 4:51 PM
👀 Carmelo Anthony is entering the Cannabis industry by launching his own brand STAYME70! pic.x.com/Bt2OdZmXD7 – 4:51 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Frustrated Trae Young ejected after mocking refs in Hawks’ blowout loss to Magic sportando.basketball/en/frustrated-… – 1:37 AM
Frustrated Trae Young ejected after mocking refs in Hawks’ blowout loss to Magic sportando.basketball/en/frustrated-… – 1:37 AM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Trae Young was making “a mockery of the game,” crew chief James Williams says in the NBA pool report.
This is an all-timer. – 11:17 PM
Trae Young was making “a mockery of the game,” crew chief James Williams says in the NBA pool report.
This is an all-timer. – 11:17 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Hawks coach Quin Snyder said that Trae Young addressed the need for keeping his cool with the team already. – 10:27 PM
Hawks coach Quin Snyder said that Trae Young addressed the need for keeping his cool with the team already. – 10:27 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
32-12 #Magic run. Trae’s been pissed all night with the officiating and that blow to the head by Black after the layup seemingly set him off. #Hawks – 10:02 PM
32-12 #Magic run. Trae’s been pissed all night with the officiating and that blow to the head by Black after the layup seemingly set him off. #Hawks – 10:02 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Oh I see we’re doing Trae Young discourse again this Play-In round. Time really is a flat circle. – 10:00 PM
Oh I see we’re doing Trae Young discourse again this Play-In round. Time really is a flat circle. – 10:00 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Wow Trae Young ejected as the #Hawks fade midway through the 4th. – 9:59 PM
Wow Trae Young ejected as the #Hawks fade midway through the 4th. – 9:59 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Trae Young got hit in the mouth by Anthony Black after a made layup and then picked up two quick techs to get ejected. #Magic #Hawks – 9:59 PM
Trae Young got hit in the mouth by Anthony Black after a made layup and then picked up two quick techs to get ejected. #Magic #Hawks – 9:59 PM
Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Trae Young picks up a pair of quick techs and has been ejected, much to the pleasure of @TheKiaCenter crowd. – 9:59 PM
Trae Young picks up a pair of quick techs and has been ejected, much to the pleasure of @TheKiaCenter crowd. – 9:59 PM
Cody Taylor @CodyTaylorNBA
Trae Young was just ejected from the game after receiving 2 technical fouls. – 9:58 PM
Trae Young was just ejected from the game after receiving 2 technical fouls. – 9:58 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Cole Anthony sparking a #Magic run and the lead is 14 with 7:54 left. #Hawks offense pretty much a mess besides Trae. – 9:48 PM
Cole Anthony sparking a #Magic run and the lead is 14 with 7:54 left. #Hawks offense pretty much a mess besides Trae. – 9:48 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Lololol, the chants in the Kia Center morphed into “Trae, you suck” after the crowd initially started saying “Ref you suck.” – 9:45 PM
Lololol, the chants in the Kia Center morphed into “Trae, you suck” after the crowd initially started saying “Ref you suck.” – 9:45 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Of note, both Trae Young and Dyson Daniels have already logged over 30 mins. – 9:34 PM
Of note, both Trae Young and Dyson Daniels have already logged over 30 mins. – 9:34 PM
Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
With one quarter left to go, the @OrlandoMagic enter the final frame with a 79-73 lead.
Pregame keys: Slowing down Trae, Getting key contributions from players up and down the roster, and feeding off the home crowd all remain important down the stretch. – 9:31 PM
With one quarter left to go, the @OrlandoMagic enter the final frame with a 79-73 lead.
Pregame keys: Slowing down Trae, Getting key contributions from players up and down the roster, and feeding off the home crowd all remain important down the stretch. – 9:31 PM
Cody Taylor @CodyTaylorNBA
Trae Young has 8 of the Hawks’ first 10 points in the 3rd quarter to cut the Magic lead to 68-57.
Magic call timeout. – 9:09 PM
Trae Young has 8 of the Hawks’ first 10 points in the 3rd quarter to cut the Magic lead to 68-57.
Magic call timeout. – 9:09 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Not a shooting foul drawn by Trae Young off Franz Wagner.
Both Young and Quin Snyder were incensed by the call – 9:03 PM
Not a shooting foul drawn by Trae Young off Franz Wagner.
Both Young and Quin Snyder were incensed by the call – 9:03 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Trae Young just got an elbow to the head from Paolo Banchero… – 9:01 PM
Trae Young just got an elbow to the head from Paolo Banchero… – 9:01 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Well, you can’t say that the Hawks weren’t trying different stuff. They cycled through a ton of coverages for when Trae Young got targeted by Banchero or Wagner during that first half. pic.x.com/q5dw7ZXVrP – 8:57 PM
Well, you can’t say that the Hawks weren’t trying different stuff. They cycled through a ton of coverages for when Trae Young got targeted by Banchero or Wagner during that first half. pic.x.com/q5dw7ZXVrP – 8:57 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Love this challenge by Mosley, especially because it makes a larger point about Trae accentuating contact on his drives. – 8:42 PM
Love this challenge by Mosley, especially because it makes a larger point about Trae accentuating contact on his drives. – 8:42 PM
Cody Taylor @CodyTaylorNBA
Paolo Banchero was whistled for his 1st foul on that Trae Young drive. Jamahl Mosley and the Magic are challenging it.
Verdict: Successful. – 8:41 PM
Paolo Banchero was whistled for his 1st foul on that Trae Young drive. Jamahl Mosley and the Magic are challenging it.
Verdict: Successful. – 8:41 PM
Cody Taylor @CodyTaylorNBA
End of 1Q | Magic 32, Hawks 17
Banchero: 7 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds
Black: 7 points
Okongwu: 5 points
Gueye: 4 points, 3 rebounds
The Magic held Trae Young scoreless in the period on 4 shot attempts. They ended the quarter on a 28-9 run. – 8:06 PM
End of 1Q | Magic 32, Hawks 17
Banchero: 7 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds
Black: 7 points
Okongwu: 5 points
Gueye: 4 points, 3 rebounds
The Magic held Trae Young scoreless in the period on 4 shot attempts. They ended the quarter on a 28-9 run. – 8:06 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Hawks have already fouled Banchero three times on FGAs in seven-plus minutes. Trae has yet to score. #Magic – 7:54 PM
#Hawks have already fouled Banchero three times on FGAs in seven-plus minutes. Trae has yet to score. #Magic – 7:54 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
4:41, 1Q — Hawks call timeout after the Hawks gave up a transition 3 to Anthony Black.
Trae Young thought there was contact on a pullup baseline jumper and turned to look at refs. Magic saw the opening and pushed ahead and Black had a wide-open look. – 7:52 PM
4:41, 1Q — Hawks call timeout after the Hawks gave up a transition 3 to Anthony Black.
Trae Young thought there was contact on a pullup baseline jumper and turned to look at refs. Magic saw the opening and pushed ahead and Black had a wide-open look. – 7:52 PM
Cody Taylor @CodyTaylorNBA
Anthony Black blocks Trae Young and then drains the Magic’s second 3 of the game on the other end, prompting a timeout by the Hawks. Magic lead 20-15 with 4:41 left in the 1st. – 7:52 PM
Anthony Black blocks Trae Young and then drains the Magic’s second 3 of the game on the other end, prompting a timeout by the Hawks. Magic lead 20-15 with 4:41 left in the 1st. – 7:52 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
In all of the Nuggets hoopla, I sorta forgot that there are Play-In games today.
Hawks-Magic = The winner keeps Trae Young next year bowl?
Warriors-Grizzlies = The winner CRAVING the Rockets instead of the Thunder? – 12:33 PM
In all of the Nuggets hoopla, I sorta forgot that there are Play-In games today.
Hawks-Magic = The winner keeps Trae Young next year bowl?
Warriors-Grizzlies = The winner CRAVING the Rockets instead of the Thunder? – 12:33 PM
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Spike Lee on Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James: I was at the that game that Lakers-Knicks game with Stephen A. and LeBron, when LeBron press Stephen A. I just felt bad, that was sad to have two brothers like that. That was like ‘come on now’. And it didn’t stop! I thought it was going to end but it kept going! Carmelo Anthony: Sh*t don’t stop today. You got to stand on it on both sides. Stand on business. -via YouTube / April 18, 2025
Marc J. Spears: Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul announce that through their Social Change Fund United and fintech platform Stackwell they will provide grant funding and financial education resources to six under-resourced small businesses in LA impacted by the recent wildfires. -via Twitter @MarcJSpears / April 15, 2025
Carmelo Anthony: “If I’m San Antonio, I’m going to get Mike Malone.” … I’m a fan of Mike Malone — personally. I’m a fan of him. I don’t really know what happened, but I’m a fan of Mike Malone. So I would love to see him get a job ASAP. Like, San Antonio should be talking to him. That’s a great conversation. -via YouTube / April 9, 2025
Anthony Chiang: Hawks rule out Clint Capela, Jalen Johnson, Larry Nance Jr. and Kobe Bufkin for tomorrow’s play-in game vs. Heat. Trae Young is probable with right Achilles tendinitis. -via Twitter @Anthony_Chiang / April 17, 2025
Caleb Johnson: Asked Trae Young if there was any regret for his ejection Tuesday given narratives can be made on his character. Young says some of the refs conversations were “making a mockery of the game” -via Twitter / April 17, 2025
NBA Communications: The official 2024-25 NBA season leaders include: PPG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander RPG: Domantas Sabonis APG: Trae Young BPG: Victor Wembanyama SPG: Dyson Daniels This is the first season that the leaders in these five per-game categories are from five different countries. -via Twitter / April 14, 2025