"Carmelo Anthony didn't call David Stern a bully, but he said that the past week must have been difficult for Chris Paul after the NBA, which operates the New Orleans Hornets, initially rejected two trades for the All-Star point guard, one of which would have made him a Laker.

"I would feel just like Chris felt," Anthony said Thursday. "I would be disappointed, I'd be frustrated, I'd be upset. But you know Chris got what he wanted. It went through. No more David Stern talk from nobody. Not from me, not from Chris and I hope from nobody else. I'm tired of talking about it. I'm tired of hearing about it and everybody just focus on basketball.""