Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Knicks trade Anthony to Thunder.

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Carmelo Anthony won’t be at Knicks training camp after all. He’ll be in Oklahoma City, joining Russell

Westbrook and Paul George in a loaded lineup.

The Knicks agreed to trade Anthony to the Thunder on Saturday, saving themselves a potentiall­y awkward reunion next week with the player they’d been trying to deal since last season. New York will get Enes Kanter,

Doug McDermott and a draft pick, a person with knowledge of the deal said.

The Knicks had said just a day earlier that they expected Anthony to be there when they reported for camp Monday. But it was clear they didn’t want him anymore and he no longer wanted to be in New York, where he arrived with so much hype that was never fulfilled in February 2011.

He rarely had a championsh­ip

core around him in New York but jumps right into one in Oklahoma City along with Westbrook, the NBA MVP, and fellow all-star George, who was acquired from Indiana this summer.

Anthony agreed to waive his notrade clause to complete the deal, which was first reported by The Vertical.

Phil Jackson spent the latter part of his time in New York making it clear he wanted to move Anthony. But a deal was difficult because the 33-year-old forward has two years and about $54 million left on his contract, along with the ability to decline any trade.

Anthony had long maintained that he wanted to stay in New York, but the constant losing and a chance to play with a talented lineup convinced him it was finally time to go. Trump rescinds invite to Warriors: You could see the end to this awkward dance between the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and President Donald Trump coming from 140 characters away.

Less than a day after so many prominent members of the Warriors reiterated their stance that they didn’t want to visit to White House to celebrate their title, and just hours after Trump’s inciteful rally in Alabama where he took aim at NFL players who protest the national anthem, he wasted no time in taking to Twitter — again.

“Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championsh­ip team. Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!” Trump tweeted. Cleveland Cavaliers star forward

LeBron James took to the social media platform to weigh in.

“U bum @StephenCur­ry30 already said he ain’t going! So therefore ain’t no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!” James tweeted.

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