Carmelo Anthony ‘shocked’ by kid running on court during game to hug him

It was Monday night on the final minute of the New York Knicks' 99-91 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans when Carmelo Anthony was "shocked" to feel someone grasping his leg.

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Mar 29, 2016

It was Monday night on the final minute of the New York Knicks‘ 99-91 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans when Carmelo Anthony was “shocked” to feel someone grasping his leg.

It was a little boy who had managed to slip through security to run onto the court. Anthony said that he was “shocked” but that his first instinct was to reach down and pat the boy on his head.

“It was a little kid,” Anthony said. “I was shocked. I didn’t really know who was it until I actually looked over and saw that it was a kid.”

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The boy then ran back up into the stairs and to an embarrassed-looking female guardian.

“I think it was because he was a little kid, they just let him go,” Anthony said. “Definitely a security issue, though, for sure.”

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