Social media reacts to George Karl calling Carmelo Anthony overrated
Many damaged coach-player relationships have existed in sports, but none has had the amount of bad blood like former UNC player turned NBA coach George Karl and Carmelo Anthony.
Karl coached Anthony for the Denver Nuggets, and ever since their breakup that saw Anthony get traded to the New York Knicks, the two have shared jabs. Well, we now have a bit more insight into what went wrong between the two, with Anthony describing how everything went wrong as soon as Karl was hired for the head coaching job.
Karl already had a coaching career that spoke for itself with 16 seasons already under his belt, including the 90s Seattle Sonics team led by Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, and Sam Perkins. However, never getting the ultimate prize of an NBA championship, Karl had plenty to prove and was paired up with the 3rd overall pick to get that job done.
Anthony revealed on his Podcast that in the first meeting with Karl, he called him overrated. Karl confirmed this story on the X platform while sharing the viral snippet.
Hey @carmeloanthony let’s not do this. You’re telling stories that are 20 years old. Let’s move fwd 💪
And u were overrated and u wish your game was as efficient as Detlef’s. 😆
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) February 16, 2024
The wild exchange sent social media into a frenzy, with hoop fans taking sides between the two. Since posting the snippet Friday, it has garnered more than 5 million views.
Let’s take a look at how social media reacted to Karl calling Anthony overrated.
Most my thoughts on the Carmelo/Karl feud come down to George Karl handling himself incredibly poorly, Man had no idea how to build a meaningful relationship with his star. Even when he was right about his criticism, it came at the expense of his overall goal.
— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) February 16, 2024
George Karl still beefing with Carmelo Anthony. This is the same dude who aired his dirty laundry in his book about Melo and Kenyon Martin not having fathers in their lives. It’s clear that Melo is living rent free in his head and Karl likes to take jabs at players!! https://t.co/zozfB6pjAI
— Tadi Abedje (@realTadiAbedje) February 16, 2024
Me watching the negativity between Melo and George Karl after like 15 years of beef. 😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/UyteX0dv9j https://t.co/2d1x461m6M
— Will (@WilliamRichJr) February 16, 2024
George Karl every time he tweets about Melo.. get that hate out ya blood 🤡 https://t.co/zVjDJaVGOJ pic.twitter.com/yvD8y5i2Lv
— Choco (@Choco10141) February 16, 2024
George Karl has always been a straight shooter. He was a straight shooter when he coached the Cavs, a straight shooter when he coached the Sonics, and a straight shooter when he coached the Bucks.
This is nothing new, so I'm not sure why @carmeloanthony was surprised? Karl's… https://t.co/Gg7gBsXLxw
— The NBA Realist (@nbarealist23) February 16, 2024
the fact that this is george karl’s real account is nuts lmao https://t.co/nI7Hl93Ba1
— planet 🌍 dev (@iamdevcine) February 16, 2024
I see no lies . George Karl knows hoops! https://t.co/yKArqx7csd
— ᴇʟɢɪɴ ʙᴀʀʀᴇᴛᴛ ᴇᴜɢᴇɴᴇ ꜱᴍɪᴛʜ ɪɪɪ (@DeMarcoDetroit) February 16, 2024
What’s the actual core reason that nuggets fans/media are sour towards Melo? George Karl isn’t a pleasant person
— K-Ci’s (ooh yeah) (@frodeci) February 17, 2024
Bruh WHAT😂. George Karl called melo overrated their first conversation and compared him to deflect shrempf 😂😂 https://t.co/YMcUeiTrll
— Franklin St Patrick (@handz2k) February 16, 2024
George Karl & Desus retaliating 😭 https://t.co/hgIfSJXGYk
— umm? (@howiefoxx) February 16, 2024
george karl say consistent on twitter i respect it https://t.co/cAyFcToCN9
— Ashish (@a_Bhakti) February 16, 2024
had to check & make sure this was in fact coming from george karl’s account 😳 https://t.co/qKsUMFqWft
— carlo (@dxcarIo) February 16, 2024
George Karl comparing melo to Detlef Schrempf is the comedy I didn’t know I needed
— Rick.jaymes on Apple Music (@rick__jaymes) February 15, 2024
George Karl telling melo he’s overrated in his first meeting together is wild
— Gonpachiro Kamaboko 🙄 (@AlwaysWavy) February 16, 2024
Growing up is starting to side with George Karl https://t.co/pcQXqSmIdc
— Elz (@ewallwonder) February 16, 2024
Well @carmeloanthony gotta admit George Karl was right about Detlef being better than him…just at coaching though not playing 😂😂😂 https://t.co/m00vbnBA8N
— Mitch LG (@MitchNicer) February 17, 2024
George Karl doesn’t hold back NOTHING 😂 https://t.co/oBAUIBpk8D
— melo (@melojeffrey) February 16, 2024
George Karl tweeting is hilarious. Overrated is crazy. https://t.co/SGmCDbWsaw
— MELLO (@MelloViiibezz) February 17, 2024
Dawg George Karl telling melo he was overrated and he wants to use him like he used Detlef In Seattle when he first got to Denver got me weak 😂😂😂😂
— JEFF AXEL da Great (@UnstoppableAX) February 17, 2024
George Karl walking up to Carmelo the first day of practice & calling him overrated to his face got me crying
— ill logik (@sodadecounty) February 15, 2024
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) February 16, 2024
This man George Karl is wilddd lol ! He standing on business lol 😂 https://t.co/MN5l6WnOKX
— Mélvin D. Swéats Jr™ (@Melvinwhoknows) February 16, 2024
I’m flattered by all the love here today.
To clarify- Melo was an inexperienced + overrated player when I first coached him, Detlef is one of the best international + most efficient players ever and I’m the last one in Denver who still feels the Nuggets should honor Melo. 😆 pic.twitter.com/vuZRtSij1a
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) February 16, 2024
We all know you’re passive aggressive Melo so be real. What’s this mean?? https://t.co/nyy15v56Zw
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) February 17, 2024
