Carmelo Anthony May Need Surgery On Injured Knee

With the New York Knicks season in peril, it might be time to shut down Carmelo Anthony in an attempt to get his health right

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Carmelo Anthony’s frustration of a season could come to an end sooner than the expected.

According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, Carmelo Anthony may eventually need surgery on his injured knee. Even though Melo is expected to play through the injury and postpone any necessary surgical procedure until after the season, at what point in the year should he begin to rethink that premise?

With the Knicks season spiraling out of control, and a playoff berth very unlikely, what is the point of Melo postponing the procedure? That’s a question that Melo will have to ask himself soon enough.

"[via Knicks star Carmelo Anthony could be facing surgery to fix ailing left knee … but when? — NYDN]According to a source, Anthony has been playing with left knee soreness for much of the season and the fear is that it may require surgery to correct. Following Tuesday’s loss at New Orleans, Anthony admitted that he’s playing with pain and hinted that he may need time off to rest.“At this point, it’s evaluating and seeing,” Anthony said. “Some days are better than others. It’s a matter if I want to continue to play on it and the pain threshold. The flip side to that is we are losing games. I hate it, I hate to sit on the sidelines and watch my teammates.“At this point, sitting down with trainers and coaches and seeing what’s best for everybody. If it’s best for me to sit out, take some time to get it right, then that’s a decision we’ll have to make. But they’ll have to pull me out.”It is believed that if in fact surgery is needed Anthony could postpone the procedure until after the season but his most recent comments reveal a player who is concerned that his knee is not improving.But with the Knicks season already spiraling out of control in early December, Anthony and the Knicks may decide to take a more proactive and aggressive approach in dealing with his knee injury."

Carmelo Anthony is in the first year of his five-year, $124 million contract that he signed just a few months ago. The last thing the Knicks need is another washed up star with knee problems.

At some point that needs to be addressed, and the Knicks need to shutdown Melo if that’s what’s needed. This is just not their year, and it certainly isn’t Carmelo Anthony’s.

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With the New York Knicks season in peril, it might be time to shut down Carmelo Anthony in an attempt to get his health right

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