GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Carmelo Anthony said he understands why LeBron James was offended by Phil Jackson's use of the word "posse" to describe the Cleveland Cavaliers star's business associates.
"I would never want to hear that word about me and my -- I don't want to say crew -- but people that I consider family or people that I come up (with), been through thick and thin with," Anthony said Tuesday. "I'd want to be called a tight-knit group or family. That's what I consider those close people to me.
"I think everybody would understand [why the term is offensive].