Camelo Anthony sacrifies the boys for his country

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Anthony: Campazzo took "cheap shot"

LONDON (AP) — Hard fouls are fine. Carmelo Anthony has a problem with cheap shots.

The forward for the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team took one Monday night when Argentina guard Facundo Campazzo hit him in the groin while Anthony was shooting a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the third quarter during the Americans' 126-97 victory.

"It was definitely a cheap shot. Something like that, I don't play like that, I don't agree with that," Anthony said Tuesday before practice. "If you're going to foul somebody ... foul them hard, but you don't take a shot like that. So I don't agree with that, but at this point there's really nothing that nobody can do about it."

The play happened in front of the U.S. bench, and Anthony's teammates were irate as the New York Knicks All-Star fell to the court in pain after making the shot. Anthony said they were angry because they knew it was "uncalled for" and wouldn't happen in their league.
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[chelsea0011]

1. "I don't play like that" Anthony

"All I know is that the ball hit my hand and I knew I had to shoot, blow out or no blowout at the end of a game". ,make believe Anthony quote

[ProfessorGAC]

2. You Do Know The Object Of The Game, Right?

GAC

[chelsea0011]

5. No....explain basketball to me.

[frylock]

3. perhaps the olympic committee should instate a mercy rule..

so nobody gets their widdle feewings hurt.

on edit: this happened in the third period. are you suggesting that they should just lie down for 12 minutes because they happen to be up by 29 points?

[chelsea0011]

6. Sorry, but 3 pointers at the end of a game in a blowout are

welcome in the NBA either.

[frylock]

7. it was the end of the third period..

should team USA just shut it down after the first half?

[frylock]

4. what a punk-ass move