Carmelo: I'm definitely going to get a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios after 15-day fast ends

Carmelo Anthony said he was so hungry after his annual 15-day fast was ending Sunday that he was even ready to have a bowl of — you guessed it — Honey Nut Cheerios.

Just six days after Anthony got into it with Kevin Garnett — after the Celtics smack talker got under his skin by reportedly telling Melo, "Your wife tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios" during a Knicks-Celtics game last Monday —  the Knicks star put a humorous buzz on his rival's heckling.

"I'm definitely going to get a bowl of that, for sure," a grinning Anthony said at the launch of his new signature sneaker, Air Jordan Melo M9, at the Wall Street restaurant Cipriani.

Melo served a one-game suspension for waiting for Garnett inside the Madison Square Garden tunnel where the Celtics team bus was idling after Garnett's crude remark on the court.  The two players had to be separated by MSG security.

On Sunday, Anthony was a lot mellower and seems to have put the episode behind him, after leading the Knicks to a 100-87 win over the New Orleans Hornets, but still wouldn't confirm what Garnett said to rile him up.

The Knicks star characterized it as "something you don't say to men."

"Like I said, whatever was said was said out there on the court," Anthony explained.  "It happened. He said it.  We handled like we're supposed to handle it.  We talked . We move on."

He did say he was in the middle of his 15-day fast to gain "clarity" when Garnett mouthed off on the court.

"Today is my last day," Anthony said of his fasting and said he was ready to eat "whatever I see."

Besides the sugary breakfast cereal, Anthony said, "I need to eat something ... Maybe some chicken, maybe a steak, I don't know."

As for life on the other home court, things taste more like Shredded Wheat.

Sources said Anthony and his wife La La Vasquez are having marital problems and she didn't show up for the sneaker unveiling as planned.  Anthony, who was there with his 5-year-old son Kiyan, downplayed her absence.

"We have our time. We have our down time," he said.  "She works. I work. We make it work. Communication is the key."

Anthony ends his fast right before the Knicks head to London for a game against the Detroit Pistons in The O2 Arena Thursday.

Enjoy those butties and mushy peas Melo.

Melo will sit out game, KG walks after altercation

Kevin Garnett might have said Carmelo Anthony's wife LaLa tasted like Honey Nut Cheerios, but the Knicks forward probably wishes she was a box of Lucky Charms after the NBA suspended Melo one game for confronting Garnett for Monday's post-game skirmish.

The suspension will be served tonight against the Indiana Pacers at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Anthony defended his actions after Monday night's loss — when he confronted Garnett in the parking garage by the Celtics' team bus — by claiming his foe crossed the line with his trash talk and he just wanted to clear the air.  Video showed that the two players almost came to blows and had to be separated by Madison Square Garden security guards. The Knicks star didn't think he should be suspended.

NBA disciplinarian, Stu Jackson,  saw things differently and benched Anthony one game.  He will be docked 1/110th of his $19.5 million salary — which boils down to $176,000.

Anthony flew to Indianapolis with the team because the NBA's ruling wasn't announced until late Wednesday.  He will not be permitted inside the arena tonight.

"There are no circumstances in which it is acceptable for a player to confront and opponent after a game," said Jackson.  "Carmelo Anthony attempted to engage with Kevin Garnett multiple times after Monday's game and therefore a suspension was warranted."

Anthony would not go into details about what was said during or after the game but an Anthony confidant said the Knicks player had "a very good reason" to go after Garnett.

"That's over with, "said Anthony. "As far as what happened with me and Kevin, that's settled, done and over with.  I don't want to keep talking about the same thing and beating a dead horse, no disrespect."

Last night, Garnett walked out his postgame interview against the Suns after the Celtics forward was asked about the confrontation.  He was not disciplined.

The next meeting Jan. 24 in Boston should be magically delicious.