Northwest Airlines Pulls "Carmelo" Magazine

MINNEAPOLIS (AFX) - Northwest Airlines Corp. has pulled the December issue of its in-flight magazine in the wake of an NBA brawl involving the magazine's cover subject, Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony.

Anthony was suspended for 15 games earlier this week for his part in Saturday's brawl between the Nuggets and the New York Knicks.

'Northwest does not want to appear to condone in any way the behavior of some of the players during Saturday's game, including Mr. Anthony, by continuing to offer the current edition of WorldTraveler,' the airline said in a statement.

The January issue of the free magazine was being rolled out early as a replacement, the airline said.

Northwest spokesman Dean Breest declined to comment beyond the statement.

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