Carmelo Anthony

Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony’s Twitter account was hacked on Saturday night. Anthony wrote on Sunday that he was back in control of his account.

Someone who went by the name Kat Stacks reportedly started flirting with Anthony on his Twitter page. Shortly after, Anthony’s wife, LaLa Vazquez, wrote back her own threatening tweet.

A tweet on Anthony’s page subsequently followed: “I got 5k for whoever see @ihatekatstacks and slap the s**t out her pigeon face a**. Real talk. U f****d with the right one now,” Anthony’s Twitter account read Saturday.

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Carmelo Anthony

According to sources, the Nuggets look ready to part ways with Carmelo Anthony who has made it clear he wants out of Denver. Anthony’s camp has advised the Nuggets to deal Melo since he plans to leave as a free agent next summer.

The relationship has become contentious, with Anthony’s representatives making heavy-handed demands and Stan Kroenke responding in kind.

“It’s almost a given they’re going to move him,” said a team executive who has talked with both the Nuggets and Anthony’s agents.

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J.R. Smith

J.R. Smith was allegedly involved in an altercation at Denver’s practice facility on Aug. 13. Police arrived after a player not associated with the Nuggets claimed to have been attacked by Smith.

“We did have a report of an altercation that took place at the Denver Nuggets’ practice facility,” Detective John White of the Denver Police Department told FanHouse by phone.

Numerous players were taking part in drills when members of the Nuggets’ coaching staff told the player who later called police to be physical with Smith.

“They were just wanting the guy to be physical with J.R., telling the other guys, ‘Hey, body up on the guys and really make them work,’” the source said. “J.R. just lost it. He tried to choke the kid, and the kid called the cops.”

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J.R. Smith

The news is not surprising considering J.R. Smith has lost his biggest supporter with the Denver Nuggets.

A source close to the situation said the Nuggets are looking to trade the erratic Smith, who is entering the final year of a contract that will pay the shooting guard $6.03 million.

There have been trade rumors before about Smith since he joined the Nuggets in 2006, but they have lacked validity since Mark Warkentien, once Denver’s vice president of basketball operations, was adamant about not trading Smith. But Warkentien’s contract was not renewed earlier this month and Smith’s biggest supporter was gone.

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Carmelo Anthony

If the Rockets or Nets can present an offer that is agreeable to the Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony is open to being traded to, and signing a long-term extension with, one of these two clubs.

The story was reported by Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, citing multiple league sources familiar with the situation.

The Knicks are believed to be Anthony’s top choice.

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Danilo Gallinari

The Knicks are reportedly willing to trade Danilo Gallinari as the centerpiece of a package to acquire Carmelo Anthony.

During his Tuesday show on ESPN Radio in New York, Michael Kay cited sources in reporting that the Knicks will offer Gallinari, a future first-round pick and Eddy Curry in a bid to acquire Carmelo Anthony from Denver.

Curry’s contract would be included to make the trade work under the salary cap.

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Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets are heading to an inevitable split, according to sources close to the organization.

Anthony is weighing whether to sign a three-year, $65 million extension offered by the Nuggets, but his dilemma is deciding the best way to move on from his time in Denver.

Anthony could agree to an extension under the premise that the Nuggets will trade him, or he can leave the franchise next summer as a free agent.

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Coby Karl

The Denver Nuggets have waived Brian Butch and Coby Karl, the team announced today.

Both players were signed by the Nuggets on April 11 but did not appear in any games during the 2009-10 regular season or the playoffs.

Karl averaged 14.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in four games with Denver’s summer league team in Las Vegas. Butch appeared in two summer-league games, averaging 7.0 points and 6.0 rebounds.

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Carmelo Anthony

According to a story from Ken Berger of CBS Sports, Carmelo Anthony has a strong desire to play for the New York Knicks as soon as possible.

“Carmelo already wants to play in New York,” one person with knowledge of his plans told Berger. “He doesn’t need anybody to bring him there. He’s a gunslinger. That situation is perfect for him.”

Berger writes that “Anthony’s desire to play in New York is so strong, sources say, that those close to the three-time All-Star have scoffed at the efforts of executives touting themselves as being able to deliver him.”

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Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony is not expected to sign an extension with the Nuggets this summer, according to sources close to the situation.

“Sources close to the situation don’t expect Carmelo Anthony to sign an extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer,” Alex Kennedy of HoopsWorld wrote on his Twitter page.

If Anthony does not sign an extension this summer, he will hit the free agent market next July.

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