RJ Barrett responds to Carmelo Anthony calling him bland / News - Basketnews.com

Barrett joked that Carmelo was almost right and called him a Hall of Famer despite his recent comments.

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Former NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony made headlines with his comments recently. One of the players mentioned in his remarks has now responded.

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Anthony got the most attention for claiming that the Denver Nuggets weren't supposed to give the number 15 jersey to Nikola Jokic. Additionally, the former scoring champ voiced his opinion on the recent trade between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors.

"He’s just a bland player, bro. That’s not a shot. That’s not disrespect. I ask a lot of people who are Knicks fans to see what they say, it’s just like, ‘He’s good, he gets it done sometimes, but he’s not an exciting player.’ You don’t know if he’s going to get 4 (points) or 26," Anthony said about RJ Barrett, who got sent from New York to Toronto, in the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast.

Barrett got to play against his former team on Saturday, where he scored 20 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists. After the game, he was asked about Anthony's remarks.

"I think it was funny. Because the next day I had four points. The game before, I had 24, so he was almost right. … He’s a Hall of Famer, man," Barrett said, taking the high ground, via the New York Post.

Although the Knicks won the game, Barrett outscored OG Anunoby, who he's being compared to after the trade, 20 to 14.

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