Carmelo’s Rough Year Continues
It has been a rather forgettable year for Carmelo Anthony. Following his great success on Team USA last summer, little has gone right for the soon-to-be 24 year old.
Despite their talent, Anthony’s Nuggets barely made the Playoffs, and once there, they absolutely stunk up the joint. There was the humiliating DUI arrest just before the season ended, and now, he’s got another (albeit, minor) legal matter to deal with.
Nuggets all-star forward Carmelo Anthony was ticketed for speeding last weekend, Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson confirmed Tuesday.
Jackson said Anthony was driving 60 mph in a 45 mph zone Saturday at 4:13 p.m. in the 2400 block of South Santa Fe Drive.
The good news for ‘Melo is that he will not have to appear in court and can just pay the ticket through the mail.
Word of advice to Carmelo Anthony: Disappear for the next few months, and hope that everyone forgets what an absolute nightmare this season has been.
58 Responses to “Carmelo’s Rough Year Continues”
May.7 at 12:03 pm
Z says:
He went from next Bernard King to next Glenn Robinson in a hurry. I kid, but… yeah, he’s slippin.
May.7 at 12:10 pm
scott says:
Melo needs a fresh start and Denver needs to blow this team up. See you in Memphis or Minnesota next year Melo.
May.7 at 12:12 pm
Nguni says:
Melo is def not doing so well in Denver. That team could be great if they played some defense and the right way. The way it is right now, looks like he is not a model franchise player.
May.7 at 12:12 pm
G Diesel says:
How is this news? Who doesn’t get a speeding ticket? I hate how everybody in our society is a hypocrit!
May.7 at 12:13 pm
albie1kenobi says:
he’s soon to be irrelevant. with his supposedly great work ethnic, i don’t understand how he just never seem to get better. karl has to shoulder a lot of blame for not making his team play in a system, and the GM has to be blamed for bringing in another high volume scorer, but it’s all on melo with his terrible off-court trouble, which doesn’t help his on court play. i’m still not ready to jump on his bandwagon but damn dude, wuts going on with you, melo?
May.7 at 12:17 pm
Franchise says:
Billy Knight leaving the Hawks? Lang?
May.7 at 12:21 pm
TADOne says:
I thought when you got pulled over for a DUI, they automatically take your license from you until the court date?
May.7 at 12:23 pm
Diesel says:
G Diesel - I agree. How is someone going 15 over the speed limit news worthy? We really love to kick people while they’re down. God forbid this basketball website actually posted news..like who won yesterday’s playoff game. But you’re right, Starbury forgetting to look left, right, then left again before crossing the street is a HOT TOPIC.
May.7 at 12:27 pm
joe says:
SLAM, don’t be a snitch!
May.7 at 12:30 pm
Mo Charlo says:
Marcel, I got a speeding ticket in november. Was my season a disaster?
May.7 at 12:32 pm
Diesel says:
I took two food samples at Costco when the sign clearly said ‘One Per Customer’. Someone call the newspaper! Lock me up! I need to lay low and let this all blow over. Has Lang stopped doing game recaps now that the Hawks are out of it?
May.7 at 12:40 pm
Eboy says:
That’s another pretty crappy jab at not much of anything, Marcel. You are so much better than that, brother.
May.7 at 12:43 pm
j says:
He’s lucky he has a license after his DUI. Period. Then you’d think he’d brighten up and follow the law a bit more closely. Then again, some people need to learn the hard way.
May.7 at 12:46 pm
G Diesel says:
I jaywalk all the time. I guess I would never be allowed to play in the league.
May.7 at 12:59 pm
Marcel Mutoni says:
slam commenters getting a speeding ticket = not news. superstar nba players doing the same = news. sorry, kids.
May.7 at 1:02 pm
jbn74sb says:
Not sure how they do things out in Colorado, but out here in CA his license would have physically been taken from him and immediately been suspended with the DUI arrest. Maybe Cub can enlighten us as to how things go out there.
May.7 at 1:07 pm
WhaHuh says:
This article is a mess. Never miss a chance to hate. Terrible off court problems? DUI? GTFO
May.7 at 1:20 pm
riggs says:
carmelo once took a cherry from a fruit vendor without paying marcel….5k fine?
May.7 at 1:24 pm
John E. Sanford says:
How are some of you interpreting this report as hating? This is just news being that’s being reported. This is the news section right?
May.7 at 1:25 pm
TADOne says:
Yeah Bodie, same here in Virginia.
May.7 at 1:47 pm
DeLa One says:
How is getting a speeding ticket adding on to your “tough year” if you’re a multi-million dollar athlete? I make five figures per (mid five I might add), and I could easily pay that and not sweat it. If he stubs his toe tomorrow are you gonna add to this column?…..and for those of you saying Melo’s game is slipping, you must not have League Pass. Watch the dude play, seriously.
May.7 at 1:50 pm
G Diesel says:
Shame on you Marcel, Shame on you!
May.7 at 1:50 pm
G Diesel says:
Stop using the kitchen sink strategy.
May.7 at 1:52 pm
underdog says:
“absolute nightmare this season” What? The Nuggets? C’mon, think about Miami for a sec, before calling the season of 8th seed in the west like that.
May.7 at 1:57 pm
B. Long says:
No one cares…….
May.7 at 2:10 pm
Robin says:
Why is this news?
May.7 at 2:10 pm
FLUXLAND says:
Russ, Khalid, Brown, Jones… reading the comments above… it all makes sense now! Accept my profound apologies. Blast away, kind Sirs..including all comments made by yours truly! Blast away, I say.
May.7 at 2:10 pm
tealish says:
Lock him up.
May.7 at 2:11 pm
tealish says:
And the barrage of Melo Earn Respect ads has become an overrun distasteful joke.
May.7 at 2:21 pm
WhaHuh says:
get over it tealish, hes still a good player
May.7 at 3:01 pm
speedy says:
60 in a 45 zone .
is that everything?
May.7 at 3:23 pm
Adrian Zapata says:
Someone needs to check the Colorado law for us. That way we can all point and laugh and Carmelo for being a moron.
May.7 at 3:27 pm
Jake says:
Who really cares if the boy is in trouble? I think its stupid that fans grill players for getting in trouble,its really none of our business if they are out sleeping with strippers and driving fast on the weekends. The only thing We should be concerned with is if they are delivering on the court. The rest of it is some down right trivial sh*t
May.7 at 3:43 pm
tealish says:
Whah: I want to “get over it”. But even though the last Nugget game I watched was over a week ago, I can’t get the image of Melo sucking out of my mind. Really makes you wonder, was the Melo with the US team the real Melo? Or this current one… Sigh, I feel bad for AI is all.
May.7 at 3:45 pm
tealish says:
And I don’t care if he goes 160 in a 45. I’m only frustrated with his game and his lack of heart.
May.7 at 4:18 pm
Tyler Durden says:
It ain’t a rough year, he’s always making bad decisions … Slam loves him, though - he’s gangsta!
May.7 at 4:44 pm
what says:
He only did 60? I can’t remember the last 45 zone I didn’t do at least 70 in.
May.7 at 4:45 pm
what says:
And no, this is not news.
May.7 at 5:23 pm
Mehmet says:
I got stopped for doing 60 in a 45 once. But it was my bday and the cop gave me just a warning. So my year wasn’t screwed that time.
May.7 at 5:23 pm
G Diesel says:
All this is T-Mac’s fault!!
May.7 at 5:27 pm
KOBESUX says:
ppl r always tryna bring dis man down
just lau him to live
May.7 at 5:56 pm
Bubba Chuck says:
Trade him!
May.7 at 6:06 pm
derrick douglas-dozier says:
scott, as much as i love carmelo anthony and wish that he would realize how unbelievably talented he is i honestly don’t know if i’d rather have him or rudy at the 3. the advances 22 made this year on the offensive and defensive end were largely overlooked because of how horrible the grizz were.
May.7 at 6:15 pm
Bubba Chuck says:
Y would they trade him 2 memphis?
May.7 at 6:45 pm
BxBaller says:
Don’t they give you a 15 mph buffer. This is not newsworthy.
May.7 at 6:46 pm
Jasdip says:
yeah this guys still top 5 players in the league cut the hate out man everybody gets a speeding ticket.
May.7 at 7:11 pm
LA Lakers Blog says:
D.U.I… D.U.I… D.U.I…
May.7 at 9:46 pm
the truth says:
as im trying to type this i see a jordan ad on the right that has melo in it with the words “earn respect,..the rest will follow”…now i just cant stop laughing
May.7 at 11:15 pm
NappySupreme says:
Getting swept is disappointing, but its hard to see how a fifty win season can be called an absolute nightmare. As for Melo, not only should he remain in the limelight, he should threaten his organization with trade talk (a la Kobe bryant) and force the Nugs to trade for a strong post player. Kenyon Martin for Jermaine Oneil? sounds good to me…
May.8 at 12:24 am
Nashty says:
If Melo’s had a nightmare season, then what kind of season did Wade have?
May.8 at 12:42 am
what says:
Melo top 5 in the league?!?!?!??!?!?!!?
May.8 at 1:26 am
Sesa says:
The Denver’s franchise player right now is Iverson, this guy needs a new team to improve his credibility and his talent.
May.8 at 1:33 am
jdiddy says:
Are you joking melo top 5, your saying if you had five choices for Franchise Face player 1 would be melo?!?!?! are you DUI, he wouldn’t be in my top 15
May.8 at 2:22 am
what says:
Even top 15 is a little generous. I’d find it tough to put him in my top 30. Like Sesa said AI is easily the Nuggets’ franchise player right now.
May.8 at 5:22 am
karan says:
word of advice to carmelo anthony: heard of a thing called Defense? it makes up of 50% of all things basketball. Look it up…
May.8 at 3:00 pm
bigdoggchad says:
Name 15 players you take over Melo even 10?
May.9 at 1:43 pm
Jahmai says:
Carmelo, you can do it. I no that everyone makes mistakes but you are a very great person. I am a huge fan. I think despite all of this as in the tickets and arrest, you can pull it together for next season.
May.10 at 12:02 pm
liver barbecue says:
carmelos are candy bars but the caramel hurts my teeth.