Amala Ekpunobi

But let's get into the facts of this case.

Now...

We've laid the groundwork, essentially.

You know who Carmelo Anthony is.

You know who Austin Metcalf is.

We're going to head to this ABC News article.

The stabbing happened on a rainy morning in April of 2025.

Witnesses told police the confrontation began when Anthony sat under a tent belonging to Metcalf's team, according to an arrest report.

The teens went to different schools in Frisco.

They did not allegedly know each other.

before this altercation.

When Metcalfe told Anthony that he needed to move, Anthony reached into his bag and allegedly replied, touch me and see what happens.

Now, it's alleged that he reached into the bag because, of course, that's where his knife was.

That's where the weapon was.

So if you reach into a bag and you have your hand on a weapon and you tell somebody, touch me and see what happens, what are you doing?

First of all, you're provoking them into a violent altercation with you.

And it seems like you have somewhat premeditated your response to them acting in any sort of way towards you that involves violence.

Touching.

So I'm so confused as to how people are coming up to this case and screaming justice for Carmelo Anthony.

I guess the main argument is that Austin Metcalf approached him in the beginning to tell him that he needed to be out of the tent and thus started the altercation.