Carmelo Anthony was cited with possession of marijuana while boarding the team plane. He claims that it was left in his bag by a friend.

"The friend obviously uses marijuana and left a small amount in the backpack when he returned it to Carmelo," Recht (Anthony's attorney) said Thursday. "Carmelo had no idea there was any marijuana in the backpack."

'Anthony was charged with possessing less than 1 ounce of marijuana, a petty offense with a maximum $100 fine and no jail time.'

Anthony's attorney said that the friend will confess that it was his marijuana and wants the citation to be dismissed. The attorney also has letters saying that he has passed random drug tests.

"He was devastated to learn there was marijuana left in the backpack," Recht said.