Carmelo Anthony says he was momentarily “shocked” when he felt someone grasping at his thigh as he stood near the top of the key in the final minute of the New York Kicks’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.

Hollywood celebrities are adding star power to the Renaissance splendour of Florence, as VIPs arrive for what is rumoured to be the wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in a 16th-century fort.