Carmelo Anthony remains to be astounded by the primary conversation he had with George Karl.
Karl became head coach of the Nuggets in the course of the 2004-05 season, Anthony’s second campaign within the NBA.
Anthony appeared on the “7pm to Brooklyn” podcast and was reminiscing on how the 2 had a conflict-filled relationship that began that way from the jump.
“We was going to have issues,” Anthony began.
Anthony explained that Karl’s first game coaching the Nuggets was going to be against the Bucks, whom Karl had a fractious split with and was out for revenge.
“We get to Milwaukee. After shootaround, he called me to his room and was like, ‘Hey, I feel you’re overrated. You will have a whole lot of work to do.’”
Anthony recalled his mindset on the time.
“He began that narrative … Look, I do know I’ve got a protracted option to go on this league. But my man, you only came!” Anthony said.
Anthony then remembered Karl saying his role on the team can be like Detlef Schrempf’s was under Karl on the Seattle SuperSonics, as podcast host Kid Mero was in disbelief.
Schrempf probably didn’t should catch shrapnel here, as he was a three-time All-Star and at his peak made an All-NBA team.
In any event, Karl saw the clip and jokingly asked Anthony to let old wounds heal.
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“Hey @carmeloanthony let’s not do that. You’re telling stories which can be 20 years old. Let’s move fwd,” Karl tweeted with a flexing emoji.
“And u were overrated and u wish your game was as efficient as Detlef’s,” Karl concluded with fun, and Anthony responded with quite a few laughing emojis in return.
The 2 would remain together in Denver until Anthony was traded to the Knicks through the 2010-11 season.