Michael Jordan is watching.

Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony found that out last week.

Two days after Anthony declined to enter the game in the fourth quarter of a March 19 game at Detroit, his cell phone rang. It was Jordan.

"He called me," said Anthony, who endorses Nike's Jordan Brand shoes. "We talk sometimes."

It seems Jordan was displeased with what he had heard about the incident. He told Anthony about Scottie Pippen's image being hurt after he declined to enter a Chicago Bulls playoff game 10 years ago.

"Yeah," said Anthony, when asked if Jordan expressed some disappointment. "He was on the outside looking in. I don't hear everything that's going on. . . . He told me that it was over with. I just have to learn from my experiences."