Suck It, Haters: Carmelo Anthony Is the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week

It's Melo's 19th time receiving the honor, and first since March 2014.

Trail Blazers face the Oklahoma City Thunder on November 27, 2019 at the Moda Center. Bruce Ely / Trail Blazers
By Matthew Singer

Is it safe to call Carmelo Anthony's run with the Blazers the most successful revival of a long-defunct brand since Twin Peaks?

If the dude's play in his first six games with the team—contributing to a three-game winning streak that has fans at least temporarily hopeful about staying within playoff range—wasn't enough to convince you, the NBA made the resurgence official today by naming Anthony the Western Conference Player of the Week.

Per the Blazers' official website:

It's Melo's 19th time receiving the honor, and first since March 2014.

Sure, it's not like he made the All-Star Team—he's 100 percent getting voted in this year, though, mark my words—but for a guy who was completely written off by the league this time a year ago, it's a remarkable achievement.

Of course, that hasn't stopped the haters on Twitter from hating, and pointing out that James Harden and Luka Doncic and even Damian Lillard had much more impressive weeks stat-wise.

Whatever. Those other dudes will rack up plenty of Player of Week honors before the season is over, and some of them will be in MVP consideration. But none are a better story than Melo right now.

Related: Melo Mania: A Report from Carmelo Anthony's Moda Center Debut.

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