La La Anthony: Referee ejected Melo over 'personal' issue
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters
Most superstars get the benefit of the doubt, but that courtesy wasn't extended to Carmelo Anthony on Friday.
Anthony was whistled for a questionable loose ball foul, then slapped with two consecutive technical fouls for using - in the words of referee Tony Brothers, who ejected him - "bad language."
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That isn't how La La Anthony, the actress and wife of Anthony, saw the infraction, though.
He hates Mel. It's personal. Always has. https://t.co/oHGrrOe30Q
— LA LA (@lala) November 12, 2016
Anthony's teammate, Derrick Rose, echoed La La's sentiments.
"I was surprised," Rose told ESPN's Ian Begley. "He was still talking quietly. I didn't get it. They have a history, I guess."