Carmelo Injury A Cause For Concern

     The New York Knicks finally had a game that Time Warner customers could watch. Because the MSG network and Time Warner could not come to an agreement, customers have been blacked out, and restricted from watching their team. About five minutes in, fans watched in horror as Carmelo Anthony appeared to be injured.

     Early in the first, Carmelo appeared to injure his left wrist. He winced in pain but stayed in the game. Moments later he nailed back to back baskets and appeared to be able to deal with the pain. Two quarters later is when the serious blow came in. During the third quarter, Anthony rolled his ankle chasing a loose ball. He then began to hobble around. Officials took a look at him and determined that the ankle was sprained. Fans were told that he would not return to the game and undergo X-rays. The results came back negative, which is a good thing for the Knicks; however, we received word that Melo will not be available fortomorrow night's game against Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder. 
     With Carmelo out, Amar'e is going to have to put New York on his back and show why he was so dominant the first half of last season. Melo is the team's leading scorer averaging about 25 points per game, so it is relatively easy to see what NY will be missing as he nurses that ankle. As a fan, I just hope he heals quickly because without him this will be a long shortened season.