Former coach shades 'overrated' Carmelo Anthony in response to podcast anecdote

There still appears to be some bad blood permeating between Carmelo Anthony and the team that drafted him.

Anthony, who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 2003 NBA Draft, recently made headlines when he called his former team out for an alleged “petty” move they pulled involving Nikola Jokic.

Now, the Syracuse alum seems to be beefing with his former Nuggets coach George Karl.

In a recent episode of Melo’s eponymous “7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony & Kid Mero” podcast, the 10-time All-Star revealed his rather stunning first conversation with Karl.

Anthony claimed the veteran coach started off their relationship by calling his new star player “overrated” while comparing him to two-time Sixth Man of the Year Detlef Schrempf.

Karl later responded on X and even doubled down on the Schrempf comment.

“Hey Carmelo Anthony let’s not do this. You’re telling stories that are 20 years old. Let’s move fwd [sic]," Karl wrote. "And u were overrated and u wish your game was as efficient as Detlef’s.”