Nets & Nuggets get chippy (RJ - 'Melo; K-Mart - Nenê)

Wednesday, March 10, 2004. Things get a little heated between the Nets & the Nuggets late in a 2003/04 regular season game at the New Jersey Meadowlands, though cooler heads would end up prevailing & they'd never get to the next level. 1st, Richard Jefferson & Carmelo Anthony draw double technicals after exchanging some shoves & words; & then, Nenê is called for a personal foul as he tries to get under Kenyon Martin's skin, with the latter having already gotten a T earlier in the game, getting tangled up with him by putting him in a headlock & not letting go off him, but Martin would hold his temper & walk away after pulling himself from his grasp. "That was very hard. Two years ago, yeah, I probably would have done something. Two years ago, I probably would have punched him, dead serious. I had to calm down real quick, think about the consequences", Martin said. Added Jason Kidd: "Two years ago, he might have taken a swing at him. It shows how far he's come."

[@YoungSavageKillinEm]

Nene is the only player to come in bald and leave with dreads lol this is gold

[@retroani774]

Yoooo I thought I was tweakin 😭😭

[@aguamenti8425]

😂😂😂 Wtf

[@chadhicks3212]

Good point hahhahahaa

[@tedjordan7567]

Ha ha ha !!!

[@myrondavis1416]

And no dropped his last name lol

[@riccopatterson2115]

Mad respect for Martin, but Nene would have given Martin that work. There's a bully for every bully😄😄😄

[@dtraversodt]

Bruh and he wanted the smoke lol...him and Tim Thomas only ones that didn't back down from K Mart

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

@@dtraversodt are u sure? shaq,artest, bwallace,zo.zach randolph come to mind as people who would expose him.......then theres the players that werent dumb enough to take the bait and just kill him on the court like timmy

[@andresorellana7125]

K mart on all the smoke did admit he never got near shaq he said shaq was too big and strong for him

[@Ballinbmac]

He woulda beat nene ass just because he strong don’t mean them hands work

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

@@Ballinbmac nah nene I'd a caveman while keynon is trying to punch him he will close the distance and throw him on the ground like a rag doll. Punches are overrated

[@JohnDavisIV]

The next year, K-Mart was on the Nuggets

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

John Davis ironic

[@tonycash5550]

LOL

[@Prince_mt12]

Yeah because they don't wanna pay him

[@dewaynenorris3158dn]

K.Mart not ready for Nene!!,Lol🤣😂😂

[@angeljoshuaballesteros2101]

he just did not want to be thrown out

[@josephkan8253]

Nene hugging K-mart like a teddybear lol

[@DRNLouisianimal]

I like K.Martin but...Nene is a beast!!!

[@farziran87m6]

Damn Nene is strong he was holding Martin in place so easy

[@enigmathegrayman2953]

Nene was a strong guy no doubt about that! He also is nearly 7 feet tall

[@redhotmamakennels7738]

Corey Maggette through Kenyon to the ground like a doll. Kenyon talk big

[@JH-eg2in]

Yeah then kenyon grabbed him by the throat and threw him back 5ft. And was 1 inch from putting Maggette's chin next to his ear. You've never heard anyone say kenyon is only big talk not 1. Wonder why??

[@redhotmamakennels7738]

@@JH-eg2in magette threw Kmart down like a rag doll

[@JH-eg2in]

@Red Hot Mama Kennels I know you already said that. But anyone can push someone over flat footed. But when he got up I didn't see any big talk like you say. Just hands from Kenyon not Corey.

[@salimsalimg]

Nene had a bald head!!

[@krlm2280]

Slim Fast this was this was either his rookie or second year in the league

[@Doknot-tb9ey]

His second year.

[@jasonhurt7328]

he had cancer could of been when he came back from it

[@kasanova3056]

Look at the score. Kmart did the right thing by walking away

[@manuelalvarez25]

Sam the CANES FAN also cause he actually has no muscles!

[@amlenurbayot4984]

i forgot nene was bald back in the day this is gold 😂

[@socratescalderon8795]

I got my money on NENE.

[@Cg-ru3eh]

koolerystyle nene all day I think

[@payton2297]

They Actually Fought At A PickUp In The OffSeason & Kenyon Said Himself He Blacked His Eye

[@72vince27]

@koolerystyle Looks 😂? What looks? Looks like Martin was bopping and twisting to work himself free, while Nene had his arms around him casually like he was playing with his little cousin or sum 😂😂 Nene on this one.

[@drbenway612]

And you believe him?

[@dwillwilliams1240]

Nene makes tough guys look soft

[@shadapakap]

He already had one technical and they were only up by 2 with 35 seconds left. Do you people ever use your brains?

[@markjascarbelle]

@@shadapakap they dont use brains.. This is basketball not a boxing..

[@oneking5042]

K Mart was about to punch da shit outta Nene with that right fist when he turned around but he thought about that second technical foul......... ain't shit soft about K,Mart str8 Pleasant Grove/ Oak Cliff nigga

[@juangarza459]

@@oneking5042 i get you, but adams is more East Dallas ? Ain't it ?

[@royalace2271]

Kmart has always been a tough guy but then when he realizes its Nene....

[@krlm2280]

Royal Ace Kmart was like you know what you crazy like me I'm going to join you I'm going to sign with the Nuggets LOL

[@shadapakap]

He already had one technical and they were only up by 2 with 35 seconds left. Do you people ever use your brains?

[@shakeemrobinson30]

@@shadapakap Kmart was scared

[@shadapakap]

Prove it.

[@districtx8718]

@@shadapakap yes he is

[@johnb6546]

Damn I forgot nene used to have a baldy lol

[@rafaelfonsecaportugal.]

Nene was strong like a horse (1:29) or (1:41)

[@dwillwilliams1240]

I miss Denver melo

[@vnas2012]

Nene was strong as f…. Probably knew jiu jut su 🇧🇷

[@mp6697]

Nene was to strong 😆

[@MrCancer1965]

Nene was not to be messed it.

[@andrewgonzales648]

I used to love that Nets team

[@rafaelfonsecaportugal.]

Later they became best friends

[@tygray8343]

People calling Kenyon Martin soft didn't take in the whole video game was close and he didn't want to get a T. That was a Set up to get him thrown out the game because he already had 1 t so another would of gotten him thrown out the game.

[@manuelalvarez25]

Ty Gray ok skinny bitch, you are tough!

[@tygray8343]

Manu-Camus lmao What ?😂😂 WHY YOU MAD

[@the26local96]

Thats cool and all...but the Brazilian would fold him. End of story.

[@htxtexans]

@@the26local96 they actually fought, when Kenyon martin joined the nuggets.

[@slipknoterman]

@@the26local96 Exactly.

[@junfrick79]

None of those morris brothers would bully nene and martin? Lol

[@dtraversodt]

Nene is only player I've seen wrap Martin up like that

[@salimsalimg]

Kenyon already had a tech!! Looks like he was trying to get lose to swing but stopped himself.

[@TheH3dgie]

Nawww, he saw it was Nene who was there and wanted nothing to do with it

[@the6thfloor33]

@@TheH3dgie He actually pushes Nene at the end. Martin would swing with anyone.

[@mikelmoon100]

@@the6thfloor33 - It would have been a bad business decision by Martin. Nene is not the guy for Martin to try those antics.

[@the6thfloor33]

@@mikelmoon100 That don’t matter.

[@johnnier.o.d4746]

@@the6thfloor33 .... fighting martin is like eating chicken nuggets for nene & he even wants to fight the kandi man & he's 7 feet & 280/290 lbs & kmart is only 6'9" & 230 or 240 lbs .....

[@chahfanatic6234]

Hmmm…How come I don’t hear about this scuffle from Martin on podcasts!? Strange..

[@samuelfelix2577]

He said nene was lucky lol

[@boxball9157]

“vegas call for the home team right here” live broadcast commentator really said that.

[@loni2ktv161]

I guess the only player that kmart didn't want to mess with is nene.

[@alleynecd]

Good old physical days

[@LouieOnYoutube]

Nene always been buff af lol he was probably born like that

[@whatdafacts00]

Damn imagine if nets had a legit strong center for like sabonis or big ben or webber than can defend shaq or equal the scoring of Duncan in the paint they might atleast have 1 title in that early 00s..

[@MizzzyMike]

True, all our centers were hot trash

[@kingdomseekers6164]

They had Zo for a split second, but he isn’t the most mobile.

[@joseyeastwood]

Kenyon was about give a two piece chicken dinner with the biscuit.

[@bigbong6913]

Back to NBA was fun to waatch

[@lance1229]

why the jersey still look better than nowadays?

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Lance Lennox nets or nuggets?

[@Tac4746]

This is why Richard Jefferson don’t give melo his props in nyc 😂there’s always a backstory

[@JAHblessedness]

Kmart ain’t want no smoke with a man that can easily manhandle him just to keep him safe from doing something that he gonna regret. In Nene hood in Brazil, they bully bullies.

[@iBlazeCuh]

here from gilbert arenas interview with kenyon martin

[@BeefPapa]

young Nene looked like he ate small forwards for lunch

[@felixy23]

Nene is like KMart's baby sister "don't go there son...don't go there" KMart is like Denzel "get your f*ck hands off me"

[@Mark-ro3gx]

Trying to restrain himself? 😄 Lol Nene was a lot stronger Kmart

[@keigorjai01]

Nenê did a good job. K-Mart wasn't as good as he thought.

[@thecircle2662]

he definitely wasn't.

[@CappolaJanitor-pe7kw]

Kmart talk tuff on Gils Arena... See that energy wasn't the same with NeNe.

[@phillybul215]

Facts I knew he would play humble with him just like ron Artest did with Ben Wallace

[@eldub422]

@CappolaJanitor-pe7kw You got it all wrong my man. K-Mart actually knocked out Nene in a practice with one punch to the face later when they became teammates in Denver. Look it up.

[@leobrun0moura]

It's funny because in the next season K-Mart and Nenê becoming teammates lol.

[@rafaelfonsecaportugal.]

They became close friends in Denver.... two monsters!

[@htxtexans]

And they actually fought.

[@josephbonner2499]

I thought none was shaq for a second!!😂

[@gate45]

Here from No chill podcast

[@arnecruz]

KMart realized Nene is bigger than him so he walked away as Nene stared him down. Chicken.

[@mikeyfromthe2034]

Arne Cruz Kenyon beat up nene when he 1st got to Denver in a practice scuffle

[@cflo1386]

Mikeyfromthe203 So he says.

[@shadapakap]

He already had one technical and they were only up by 2 with 35 seconds left. Do you people ever use your brains?

[@rafaelfonsecaportugal.]

K-Mart and Nene are very good friends today. Together nobody can beat these two on a fight lol

[@geraldgabad5153]

Back When NBA is actually NBA.

[@jso19801980]

kmart has no fat. wish i had no fat

[@lclc8485]

Kmart punched nene and whooped his ass when they are teammates in denver, and nene do nothing, enough said

[@henryjoelmakaveli]

He carried Kmart like he was Tyga 😂

[@davidrace1050]

Nenè making Martin look small.

[@Itsouzy]

2000’s NBA WAS REAL NIGGAS BACK DEN

[@JVlano]

That Nuggets lineup had no spacing lol

[@idkanymoreuwu]

Nenê was insane 😂😂

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Jason Kidd walked

[@dennizdennett6757]

And then they were teammates for the next 6 seasons

[@michaelwilson939]

Martin know better. Walked away, lol. More like backed down. Bully recognize real and never engage

[@warrensapida7198]

That’s part of basketball.

[@jiang8940]

classic

[@edwardhawkins1180]

Kenyon Martin a Beast ooooooh. ooooooh ooooooooh BOOM BOOM BOOM UC

[@rykkocolorido1334]

Make my, NBA live again 2k for TK’s. The D.o.c call he said the game was designed to under the three point line

[@On3_Fons3ca]

Nene was strong boy 😂 even for Big KMart

[@jd87926]

Nene was a strong dude!

[@ahmedsatti8116]

1:20 ACTIVITY!

[@donp380]

Lmao I died when he said that 😂😂

[@billydakid71]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm sleep

[@two5896]

Kmart almost summoned his inner demon on nene ass 😂😂😂

[@robthommms1046]

if she is not soft why did he walk away,.. tough guy will stand their ground no matter what is the situation, is.. but yeah nene is big and from brazil he prolly know's how to use Brazilian jiu-jitsu

[@ivandappa]

Damn, I thought kmart is big, but whats nene then..

[@MrBigmoney81]

Nene wasn't shook

[@user-wn7ym5nd7t]

Kmart don’t want those problems. Nene from the favelas, American hood dudes don’t realize what type of smoke that is

[@jimmylo1670]

damn Nene strong as an ox

[@OscarJTrump]

He looks much better with dreads

[@pbodystan]

Melo never backed down from anybody tho

[@ryublueblanka]

Melo...WNBA caliber

[@KIDLAT80]

Nene is a Dangerous Guy same like KMart...

[@and1tv85]

dont mess with nene

[@thunderup816]

Then he miss the freethrows

[@ljvue]

Bruh, he was cradling Kmart. 😴

[@johntronzon6798]

You don’t wanna miss with nene you know he got some shit coming from Brazil uh uh. I’m good

[@92akucaballero97]

He got Rudy gobet for a lil lol

[@Kmoney-tb8ez]

When they used to let them play

[@franklinrodriguez6697]

Nene would take Kenyon for sure

[@EF-vm7wi]

ACTIVITY!

[@tomchester3229]

Jefferson, female boxer 😂

[@GoodVibesOnly317]

K mart ain’t want it

[@albertol9654]

Martin was a goon.. But he knew not to mess with Nene.

[@thecardbunker801]

Nene would beat Martin's ass

[@CauseHarm]

Bald nene wtf

[@leobrun0moura]

sophomore year

[@ROMEROME1990]

WestHauxTaliban This was the 2003-2004 season, his sophomore year.

[@toomuchremy19]

Lol melo thought rich was sweet

[@billydakid71]

It seem that way tho 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@watchnofacee]

Melo would Knock him tf out. It’s not like Melo ain’t known to swing. Only a few players in NBA history will actually swing.

[@bernardjackson8880]

As tough as Martin thinks he is, technical or not he wanted no smoke with Mr. Nene`. Blessings. BRITTNEY GRINER

[@lclc8485]

kmart grew up n the hood he knows crazy, and nene know karate hahahaha you can't fuck kmart

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Nene punked k mart lol

[@krlm2280]

BrooklYN nene a Brazilian I don't think Kmart want none of that Kmart was a real nigga but them Brazilian muhfuckas are crazy too

[@NevaSellmySoul]

krlm2280 if k mart is a "real nigga" how come he snuffed corey maggette and not nene

[@jahleft7403]

BrooklYN they ex teammates that have respect for each other.. if anything nene was trying get that 6personal on KMart 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@krlm2280]

BrooklYN apparently you didn't read my above comment

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Jah left kmart dont have no choice but to respect nene cuz he was shook of nene

[@bradfordlee7384]

I don't think Kenyon Martin wanted any part of NeNe. That Brazilian is a Beast.

[@EasySwimFlix]

Kmart's 'toughness' wouldn't want a piece of a Brazilian in Nene's

[@de-lariaopitts5260]

K Mart fake tuff anyway

[@shadapakap]

He already had one technical and they were only up by 2 with 35 seconds left. Do you people ever use your brains?

[@JahirGraham]

Clearly seem that Martin was afraid of Nene, not messing with brazilians

[@marc-gomes]

Kenyon Martin made a business decision 😂 … not that dude.

[@slipknoterman]

K Mart always acting tough and shit but he didn't want it with Nene.

[@torpedohost]

jefferesen so overrated

[@shermanbailey8521]

K-mart would have beat his ass

[@andrewluedke6712]

No that podcast that Kmart on with arenas he stays talking about how hard he was and how tough and he got those hands he to me was a fake tough guy and he didn't want any part of Nene. There is only a couple guys I would say can back it up the NBA are full of fake tough guys and Kmart is again a fake tough guy