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Of course it was Dan Le Batard. The Miami Herald and ESPN reporter is taking credit as the only one to vote against James for the regular season MVP, instead electing to vote for the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony. And now he's paying (read: trolling everyone by retweeting every single person who tweets him incredulously) the price. Deadspin.com

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Howard Beck: For those who care: I'm told the one first-place MVP vote for Carmelo was NOT the fan vote. It was a writer or broadcaster. Twitter @HowardBeckNYT

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Ethan J. Skolnick: LeBron: "It was probably a writer out of New York who didn't give me that vote. Knowing the history... I get it." Twitter @EthanJSkolnick

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Brett Pollakoff: LeBron misses unanimous MVP by ONE VOTE. Other first place vote went to Carmelo Anthony. #KnicksMedia Twitter @BrettEP

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John Schuhmann: No one here in the MSG media room taking responsibility for Melo's 1st place vote. Twitter @johnschuhmann

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Frank Isola: The Carmelo MVP vote has taken an interesting turn. Source: A Miami media guy voted for Melo. Oooohhh. It's about to get ugly in South Beach Twitter @FisolaNYDN

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Howard Beck: Give Fred Hickman credit for explaining his Allen Iverson vote in 2000. Hope we get the same from the voter who went for Carmelo this year. Twitter @HowardBeckNYT

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Chris Tomasson: Fred Hickman got death threats for being only guy in 00 not vote for Shaq “I’m available for counseling for (possible lone) voter,’’ he said Twitter @christomasson

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Jeff Zillgitt: MVP in order: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, James Harden, Russell Westbrook Twitter @JeffZillgitt

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Scott Agness: Vogel says Sam Young will probably be a bigger factor this series. PG will try to contain ‘Melo. Pendergraph, West, Hansbrough are options. Twitter @ScottAgness

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You don’t get a parade for advancing out of the first round, just a reprieve. And for Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks, eliminating the Boston Celtics was a significant step for the franchise — but it is only the beginning. “We’re hungry,” Anthony said on Saturday. “As a team we’re hungry. I’m starving. We want to get past this.” New York Daily News

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Anthony cleared up any perception his left shoulder could be dislocated but Woodson is monitoring the situation. “There is some concern there, but if Melo tells me he can play, I’m all for Melo,’’ Woodson said. “If it’s bothering him, we may have to rest him if that may be the case but he hasn’t come to me.’’ Melo scoffed when someone asked if he'd be ready for tomorrow's Game 1 vs. the Pacers. Sulia

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Chris Herring: Anthony, on his shoulder: "It's still there.... Still sore. Certain things you do out there on the court, you can still feel it." Twitter @HerringWSJ

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Jonah Ballow: "I'll be fine...I'll be ready for Sunday" @Carmelo Anthony on his shoulder #Knicks Twitter @jonahballow

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Injuries 

Carmelo Anthony said his wife, La La Vazquez, has a right to be “upset’’ her name resurfaced during the Celtics series. Boston reserve Jordan Crawford, according to replays, appears to have shouted a vulgar remark at Anthony regarding Vazquez after the final buzzer of Wednesday’s Game 5. Vazquez expressed her disapproval Thursday on Twitter and Anthony said she has the right to express her views — even if it focused more attention on the controversy. “I would be upset too if I was her,’’ Anthony said at the Knicks’ shootaround at Suffolk University yesterday morning. “She’s always getting thrown into the mix of the Boston Celtic series. I would be upset if I was here. She’s her own person. At the end of the day, she has the right to say whatever she wants to say.’’ New York Post

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lala: You made history tonight. I don't know a person who works harder then you. You put this whole city on your back and you made us proud. You never listen to the haters,doubters, critics, etc. you just stay focused and do you. Keep it up! Love you Always. @carmeloanthony 6h Instagram

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Celtics fans at TD Garden in Boston chanted “Honey Nut Cheerios” at Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony after he received his second personal foul in the first quarter of Game 6 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Friday night. The chant referenced a trash talk exchange between Anthony and Celtics forward/center Kevin Garnett from back in January that allegedly involved Anthony’s wife, actress LaLa Vazquez. Anthony was suspended by the NBA for one game after pursuing Kevin Garnett to the Celtics’ team bus following a Knicks loss in which the two players received technical fouls and were involved in some heated trash talk. Rumors surfaced after the game that Vazquez was the subject of some of Garnett’s woofing. SI.com

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Kevin Garnett reportedly said something insensitive about LaLa during a January game at the Garden. Anthony approached Garnett on the court, outside the Celtics' locker room and in the tunnel by the team bus after the game. "She always gets thrown into the mix of the Boston Celtic series, so I would be upset if I was her,'' Anthony said Friday morning. "She's her own person at the end of the day, so she has the right to say whatever she wants to say. "As far as anything goes, basketball is the first priority. No disrespect to anybody else, but I'm trying to win this series. I told ya'll all year long that I would let no negativity in our locker room, into our circle, and that's the way it's going to be.'' Newsday

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Fred Kerber: #Celtics Doc Rivers stuff after Game 5: "Much ado about nothing. Carmelo said something to Jordan, Jordan said something back..." Twitter @FredKerber

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Frank Isola: Carmelo on Kevin Garnett pulling on his arm. "He yanked my arm out. It felt like it came out a little bit. It's better than I expected." Twitter @FisolaNYDN

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