Dec 17, 2006 9:8pm ET
Statement from Carmelo Anthony
"Last night's altercation with the Knicks escalated further than it should have. I take full responsibility for my actions in the matter. In the heat of the moment I let my emotions get the best of me. I apologize to the fans, the Denver Nuggets, the NBA, my mother, and my family for the embarrassment I have caused them. I ask you all for your forgiveness.

Last night's altercation with the Knicks escalated further than it should have. I take full responsibility for my actions in the matter. In the heat of the moment I let my emotions get the best of me. I apologize to the fans, the Denver Nuggets, the NBA, my mother, and my family for the embarrassment I have caused them. I ask you all for your forgiveness.

I also want to make a personal apology to Mardy Collins and his family. My actions were inexcusable, and I am sorry for making this an even more embarrassing situation.

What makes this all the more painful is that this was one of the most important weeks of my life. I just realized one of my biggest dreams when we opened the Youth Center in Baltimore that bares my name. To see the community excited and hundreds of kids smiling was an incredible feeling. Now the thought of thousands of kids seeing this incident on TV pains me. This is not the example I want to set.

It's my hope that we work to move forward from this event, and never let something like this happen again.

-Carmelo Anthony

Well, give a lot of credit to Carmelo Anthony for standing up and apologize to the fan, to his family, and to the
public. It is true that these NBA players are both athletes and super stars, yet they are normal human beings as
well, when they get into a heated altercation things being said and actions taken are not well thought out. Good
for Carmelo to step up and take the responsibility that he went overboard in this situation.

We learn from each mistake and we move on from there.  That is how we grow!

he has been banned for 15 games OMG


too sad



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