There has been many a “Woj bomb” over the years that, upon popping up as a Twitter alert on phone screens everywhere, has caused eyes to bulge from sockets in disbelief and vocal cords to utter a befuddled “Whoa, really?!”
More rare, though, is the breaking news item from the official dispenser of informational NBA nuggets that precipitates a reaction along the lines of “Bwahahahaha!”
Thursday’s reality-reorienting tidbit about Carmelo Anthony’s yearlong exile from the league coming to an end thanks to his deal with the Portland Trail Blazers certainly could fall under both caategories.
It would be harsh and perhaps even unfair to call Anthony a laughingstock, considering his myriad accomplishments and status as one of the elite scorers in the history of the NBA.