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Anthony: Knicks slump doesn’t spark free-agent daydreams

Don’t worry about Carmelo Anthony, the Knicks star said.

A 3-6 start doesn’t have him leaning toward the free-agency door or peering off a ledge.

“Nobody should be worried about me. I’m going to be fine,” Anthony said Monday, with a smile. “I’m not even thinking about contracts or BS like that. I’ll think about that in the offseason. Right now, my duty is to lead this team to win some basketball games, hopefully to win a championship. That’s my duty. Nobody should be worried about Carmelo Anthony.”


Mike Woodson said Metta World Peace will not accompany the team to Detroit because of the death of his sister, Shalice Holmes-Taylor.

“He won’t make the trip,” Woodson said. “He lost a loved one in his family and our condolences go out to his family and Metta. But he’ll return soon.”

World Peace did not play Saturday because of a sore left knee as well.

Woodson said, “He’s still dealing with his family and that’s OK. At the end of the day, it’s all about family, too.”


Say goodbye to the “Pumpkins vs. Blood Clots” look in game uniforms. The NBA has absolved both the Knicks (orange) and Hawks (red) for their hideous clash of bright colored uniforms Saturday, but wants to be sure it does not happen again.

“Neither team was at fault,” Tim Frank, NBA senior vice president of basketball communications, said in a text message to The Post. “The Knicks orange has been designed as a light alternate home uniform. Going forward, we’ll ensure that the opponent wears a more distinguishing color uniform when the Knicks wear orange.”


One guy who chimed in on the Knicks’ recent lack of effort was Tyson Chandler, who has a fractured right leg, uses a cane at the moment and probably still would play harder than half the team.

“It’s tough because I don’t think it should ever be effort,” Chandler said Monday. “You put your coach in a tough spot because if you don’t give it everything, then how can you properly assess the game plan? … That should be the last thing that should ever be said.

“This is our jobs. This is something that we’ve done our entire lives. I would give 100 percent if I wasn’t getting paid. That’s just the competitive edge. I feel like you have to get out of the funk yourself.”

Chandler said he is hopeful to return in four weeks. He meets with doctors Wednesday.

“I want to speed things up, but I’ve also got to be smart. I can’t rush something and then turn things back,” Chandler said. “Things are still going in a positive direction right now, which is great. But we still have to be cautious.”