New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony believes he isn't getting enough foul calls in 2015-16 and has spoken out about his frustration.
ESPN.com news services reported what Anthony had to say about the lack of whistles—and what referees have told him about it—prior to Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz:
I always get fouled. That's what's frustrating me. You play so hard, work so hard and don't benefit from that. You look at other guys -- you touch them and look at them wrong and get fouls. It's a frustrating thing for me as a guy who likes to go to the basket, play in the paint. I like to play physical. It's frustrating.
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[Referees] just tell me I'm the most difficult player to referee in the NBA. I've heard that a couple of times. ... It's unclear on who is creating the contact. My goal is to go to the basket. If I'm creating the contact going toward the basket [and] I get hit, it's a foul.
Chris Herring of the Wall Street Journal believes Anthony may have a point:
Anthony has range that stretches to the three-point arc but also has un ...
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Carmelo Anthony Comments on Frustration with Lack of Foul Calls by Refs
December 9th, 2015 by Matt Fitzgerald Leave a reply »
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