GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Carmelo Anthony felt it was “disrespectful” that Slam Magazine ranked him the 15th-best player in the NBA, and he let it be known.
On his Instagram page, Anthony responded to it by saying “don’t play yaself” and “all credibility lost.”
Anthony said someone “like a family member” sent him the ranking to motivate him. He said he wasn’t motivated by it, though.
“I wasn’t actually upset,” Anthony said. “I just looked at it and it was disrespectful.
“I’m self motivated. I don’t really need something like that to motivate me. Probably somebody sitting at a desk over at Slam coming up and doing their job.