One storyline coming out of the Oklahoma City Thunder's 126-125 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday was Carmelo Anthony's lack of presence on the court in the fourth quarter.
Speaking to reporters after the Thunder were defeated, Anthony noted he was surprised to be on the bench for the entire fourth quarter.
"Yeah, of course," he said, via ESPN's Royce Young. "Of course I wanted to be there, but that wasn't my decision to make, so I kind of leave that to coach on that one."
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