Matt Walsh

His testimony is completely fatal to the left's entire narrative about this case.

If he thought Elston Metcalf was attacking Carmelo Anthony because he's black or whatever, then the odds are pretty good this particular individual would not lunge after Anthony and try to avenge his fallen teammate.

That's what he did because in the moment he recognized exactly what Carmelo Anthony had done.

Secondly, although it's not clear who did the pushing in the video, it's certainly possible that it was Austin Metcalf.

Witnesses said that Metcalf, as part of his effort to get Carmelo Anthony out of the tent, applied some amount of physical force.

But obviously, when you're unarmed and you push somebody without even knocking them over, because you're trying to get them to leave a place where they don't belong, you're not using lethal force.

The person you push is not allowed to murder you.

because he can't possibly have a reasonable fear for his life under those circumstances, obviously.

And if the attacker is in the wrong team's tent, where he's not supposed to be, and he's daring someone to push him, and he knows he has a knife and his victim doesn't, there is no viable self-defense claim, period.

You cannot walk into a place where you don't belong, dare someone to make physical contact with you, knowing you have a knife, knowing they don't have one, and then the moment they do, stab them to death.

Obviously, you can't do that.

That is not self-defense.

So along those lines, one of the most important parts of yesterday's testimony zeroed in on the fact that Anthony was in the wrong tent.

Robert Starr, the head track coach, testified that, quote, a tent marks your spot.

He said it's a big deal to ensure that other people are kept out of the tent for a variety of reasons, including keeping property safe from theft.

He said it's widely understood at these track meets that you're not supposed to go into another team's tent.

And additionally, on the day of the stabbing, Coach Starr had texted Metcalf telling him and his brother they need to be leaders for the day and to step up and essentially run the tent.

They needed to, quote, assist with getting tents off buses and carrying heavy equipment.

Metcalf responded, quote, for sure, coach, got you.

And after Metcalf's death, Coach Starr testified that he replied to that message.