Lala On Basketball Wives With Pynk Magazine

Since moving to New York with her Knicks superstar husband Carmelo Anthony has seemingly avoided the glare of the spotlight. Whether or not that decision has been a conscious one, Lala says that she doesn't want to be branded a basketball wife--for reality TV purposes or otherwise. Mrs. Anthony wants everyone to remember that she is a career woman--not a trophy.

“I was offered a spot on the show. I turned it down," she told Pynk magazine. "I have absolutely nothing against basketball wives, the show 'Basketball Wives,' or anything like that. But I pride myself in being more than just a basketball wife. I understand that’s something that I am, but that’s not a title that I want to define me. I’d rather be known as a mom, a businesswoman, a producer, an actress, a TV host. I just felt like that didn’t fit who I was and where my career was trying to go.”

Swizz Beatz Reps for the Knicks

Producer Swizz Beatz has been commissioned to create a new theme song for the New York Knicks. Swizz teamed up with Knicks stars Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire and some of the team's dancers to shoot a video for "Go NY Go!" the Knicks theme song as they prep for the playoffs.

The producer was specifically picked by the Knicks organization to create the new song. The Knicks have become fashionable once again following the summer 2010 signing of Stoudemire and the February trade for Anthony.