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The talk of a blockbuster Carmelo Anthony trade to the New Jersey Nets continues to build, and with it the pressure on Melo.
Throughout the process, he's been cautious with his public comments -- but in the past day or so, posts on his Twitter feed have grown increasingly whiny and defensive.
For instance, he posted this early Wednesday morning:
First they love you, then they hate you..............
Carmelo Anthony
carmeloanthony
He seemed to apologize for the tone of this tweet, sort of, a few minutes later:
Not complaining just a real statement
Carmelo Anthony
carmeloanthony
But less than a half an hour later came this:
die a hero or live long enuff to become a villainCarmelo Anthony
carmeloanthony
Followed quickly by this:
Far from letting it get to me. Can't a MF just vent. Damn. LolCarmelo Anthony
carmeloanthony
And he wasn't finished. Here's a tweet from 1:26 a.m.:
You can be a delicious, ripe peach and there will still be people in the world that hate peaches.....lmaoCarmelo Anthony
carmeloanthony
And then, ten minutes later...
Despite all the haters, much love to my supporters and fans. That's all that matters.Carmelo Anthony
carmeloanthony
Within the hour, Melo appeared to have tweeters remorse. He finished up with these two statements:
I just looked at myself in the mirror and my reflection told me "Thank You". Gott go to sleep on that. LolCarmelo Anthony
carmeloanthony
Tomorrow is a new day. Stay blessed. Goodnight. 500Carmelo Anthony
carmeloanthony
Don't know how much longer this trade ordeal can drag out -- but it's clearly taking its toll on everyone. Including the man who prompted it in the first place.
More from our Sports archive: "Carmelo Anthony trade: Are Nuggets stalling trade because they want Nets to keep losing?"
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