Jeremy Lin Hopes to 'Clear the Air' with Carmelo Anthony, Teases Podcast Episode with Knicks Icon

Jeremy Lin wants to "clear the air" with his former New York Knicks teammate, Carmelo Anthony, before going on a podcast with him, he told Erich Richter of the New York Post.

"I know our teams are in contact," Lin said of Anthony. "My desire is still the same. I'd like to have a private conversation before having a public recorded conversation. That's my goal right now — to be able to have that private conversation. Would love, of course, to go on the podcast and talk about those things. And talk about things publicly afterward."

On the May 18 edition of his podcast, 7PM in Brooklyn, Anthony invited Lin on to have a discussion.

In July 2012, the Knicks had come off one of the most eventful seasons in franchise history.

It featured the brief "Linsanity" run, where Lin came out of nowhere and tore up the league in February while Anthony, the team's top superstar was out due to injury. Lin became a massive public figure overnight, making the cover of Sports Illustrated two consecutive times and Time Magazine once.

Head coach Mike D'Antoni was fired 42 games into the lockout-shortened season, and Mike Woodson led the squad to an 18-6 finish. This was also Anthony's first full season with the team after being traded from the Denver Nuggets the prior winter.

After the season, Lin, a restricted free agent, was given an offer sheet of three years and $25 million from the Houston Rockets.

Anthony had a few things to say about it. In particular, one comment has stuck out.

"It's not up to me," Anthony said with a laugh about the deal, per the Associated Press. "It's up to the organization to say they want to match that ridiculous contract that's out there."

Anthony also had this to say: "At this point there's a lot going on. I stay away from that part right now. I would love to see him back, but I think he has to do what's best for him right now."

These days, Anthony is a studio analyst for the NBA on NBC and Peacock. Lin is currently serving as an analyst for ESPN during the NBA Finals. Both are doing very well in their post-playing days.