DALLAS - A day later, Carmelo Anthony was still grateful for the hug and any concerns of a security breach were alleviated by the trespasser's age.
"That's probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for somebody to run up to you and give you a hug," he said. "Especially if it's a kid. That's the way I look at it."
A boy who looked about 10 years old darted on the court at the Smoothie King Center near the end of the Knicks loss Sunday to the Pelicans, making a bee line for Anthony at the top of the key wheere he gave the All-Star forward a quick hug.