Stars in the NBA often get what’s called “superstar calls” where the referee calls things to their advantage. It’s often said by New York Knicks fans that Carmelo Anthony never gets those types of calls, in fact they believe he barely gets calls at all even though he gets hammered on the court. Well Anthony feels the same way.
via ESPN:
“I always get fouled. That’s what’s frustrating me. You play so hard, work so hard and don’t benefit from that,” Anthony told reporters after the Knicks’ shootaround in Utah on Wednesday. “You look at other guys — you touch them and look at them wrong and get fouls. It’s a frustrating thing for me as a guy who likes to go to the basket, play in the paint. I like to play physical. It’s frustrating.
“I’m human. Those frustrations kick in at times, especially when you’re down there banging and know you’re getting banged on,” added Anthony, who received a technical for arguing with a referee over a non-call on Monday. “I don’t know what else to do. I don’t know how to play another way.”
Anthony said on Wednesday that referees have told him that they have a difficult time making calls when he initiates contact.
“They just tell me I’m the most difficult player to referee in the NBA. I’ve heard that a couple of times,” he told reporters. “It’s unclear on who is creating the contact. My goal is to go to the basket. If I’m creating the contact going toward the basket [and] I get hit, it’s a foul.”
