VIDEO: Carmelo rushes to Porzingis' defense in scuffle with Bazemore

Carmelo Anthony's a good vet. He's not about to let his rookie get punked.

Down the stretch of an intense fourth quarter between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks, 20-year-old Kristaps Porzingis found himself tangled up with Kent Bazemore on a loose ball after Bazemore fouled him.

Porzingis didn't appreciate having the ball ripped from his hands, and confronted Bazemore, who didn't look at all scared by the 7-foot-3 Latvian.

Anthony, who watched it all go down, came in for backup.