Carmelo Anthony

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Which NBA player is least interested in playing defense?

On the Nuggets, who through Sunday had gone 3--5 since Carmelo Anthony's return from a 15-game suspension:

CARMELO ANTHONY is wide open, nobody within 20 feet of him, lonely as a Pinto salesman. Yet he can't get the ball. He throws his arms up, stomps his feet, yelps, but his teammates don't even notice.

Allen Iverson has said and done all the right things since the Nuggets acquired him in a bold trade. But a tough question looms: What happens when Carmelo Anthony returns?