VIDEO: Melo keeps Curry at arm's length on defense
Carmelo Anthony committed a different kind of palming violation on Sunday.
The New York Knicks All-Star did the best he could in order to keep the ever-elusive Stephen Curry in front of him.
Melo kept the gifted Golden State Warriors ball-handler in-check by simply placing his hand on the head of the NBA's leading scorer.
Anthony was called for the foul, but one has to admire him for getting creative with his perimeter defense.
Carmelo on scratching Curry while putting his hand on his forehead: "Helluva player. I was just trying to figure out a way (to) stop him."
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) February 1, 2016
Curry, on the other hand, was left with a decent-sized scratch on his forehead.
Steph Curry said scratch was from "some great defense." Nodded yes when asked if from Carmelo Anthony's hand pic.twitter.com/ptl0J2tTbU
— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) February 1, 2016