This Honey Nut Cheerios thing is probably going to follow Carmelo Anthony forever. The now infamous reference stems from an altercation between Kevin Garnett and Carmelo Anthony in which Garnett is rumored to have said Melo’s wife Lala tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios. Now whether or not that really happened, I”m still not sure but everyone is running with it. The Knicks knew they would be heading into a hostile environment for game 6 at the TD Garden and indeed it was. Read more after the jump.
The Celtics started out ice cold and the Knicks jumped out to a 21-7 lead before two fouls forced Carmelo to hit the bench. As Melo took a seat the fans started chanting “Honey Nut Cheerios” to taunt him and rile up the Celtics.
