Days After His Retirement, a Bizarre Story Behind Carmelo Anthony’s Beef With a Celtics Legend Emerges: “Tastes Like Honey Nut Cheerios”

All-Star Forward Carmelo Anthony is now the talk of the town as he officially retired from the NBA on Monday. Apparently, the hoops world is now reminiscing about the illustrious 19-year stint, the 10x-NBA All-Star has had in the league. Anthony’s career is characterized by iconic displays at large. However, he garnered quite a lot of infamy on the back of an incident that occurred during his New York Knicks stint. A revisit of Anthony’s time in the league has now given way for basketball buffs to unearth an infamous beef he has had with a fellow NBA star.

Back in 2013, a regular season Boston Celtics-New York Knicks game gave way to one of the infamous feuds of that time. It was then alleged that severe trash-talking was involved between Carmelo Anthony and a Celtics star. However, now this infamous episode will be remembered for the sheer bizarreness of the story behind the fiasco.

Carmelo Anthony and a Celtics legend draw daggers on the court

Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett locked horns numerous times while the two were playing in the Western Conference. After Garnett left the West to join Boston, the tensions between the two slowly evaporated. They later became All-Star teammates, and it seemed like they had kept their feud aside. However, in 2013, when they crossed paths in the East, tensions started to build up again. During the game, the two were constantly going at each other.

Both KG and Melo were seen talking trash to each other. Besides, things got physical at one point after they started to push and shove each other. After the game, Melo followed KG and tried to talk things out.

The beef instantly became an internet sensation, and it was alleged that KG’s intense trash talking instigated Melo during the game. The media and fans alike were on a quest to find out what words the two had exchanged. Though the then Knicks star refused to reveal what KG had said during the game, a report on the saga had emerged by then.

“A day after the incident, a report came out citing sources that alleged, Garnett told Anthony that his wife, TV personality and actress La La Anthony tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios,” according to a video on ‘Secret Base’.

This 2013 feud soon became a story of the past. The two stars have even remarked that they were in a cool spot. However, the forgotten beef again took center stage among hoops enthusiasts in 2020, after Melo Anthony let out a bizarre revelation about the saga.

The real story behind the Melo-KG beef

In 2020, Carmelo Anthony shed light on Kevin Garnett’s trash-talking while having a conversation with the hip-hop icon, Ludacris. Ludacris soon brought the ‘Honey Nut Cheerio’ episode into the discussion. Anthony then told the rapper that KG never talked anything about the cereal and his Anthony’s wife during the game. He said that the entire things were made up by Boston fans. The sensational feud stemmed from a blog post. The article, without quoting and naming any sources, said that KG allegedly told Melo his wife tastes like the cereal.

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The blog post only said it confirmed the allegation with several attendees during the game. However, the rumor did the damage and gave way to one of the most talked-about feuds in modern era NBA. Both Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett had landed in severe infamy on the back of the incident. However, Honey Nut Cheerios emerged as the winner from the tumult.

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