Knicks shooting guard Landry Shamet had to leave Saturday’s game at Orlando early in the first quarter after his right shoulder appeared to pop out of its socket, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Coach Mike Brown told reporters after the game that Shamet will undergo a full evaluation within the next couple of days.
Shamet was injured after running into a pick set by Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. (Twitter video link from New York Basketball). Shamet grimaced in pain after the hard contact and immediately headed to the locker room.
The injury is concerning because it’s the same shoulder that Shamet dislocated during the 2024 preseason, causing him to be waived before the start of last season. He didn’t fully recover until late December, when he rejoined the team on a one-year veteran’s minimum deal.
That same scenario could be in place this season, as Shamet’s $2.3MM contract is non-guaranteed until the league-wide guarantee date of January 10. Shamet re-signed with New York in September and won a training camp competition for the lone veteran contract the team was able to fit under its hard cap.
Shamet has been a valuable addition to the Knicks’ backcourt, averaging 9.9 PPG in 14 games coming into today while shooting 45.2% from the field and 42.4% from three-point range. He made his third consecutive start — and sixth overall — on Saturday as the team deals with a variety of injuries. He reached double figures in scoring in four of the last five games, including a 36-point outburst in Wednesday’s victory over Miami.
Bondy notes that rookie small forward Mohamed Diawara saw expanded first quarter minutes after Shamet departed, and Tyler Kolek and Pacome Dadiet were used in the first half as well. They could all be in line for additional playing time if Shamet’s injury is serious.
Why would Tom Thibodeau do this??
What’s worse is that he was called for a foul in what turned into one of the worst officiated games I’ve watched in a while. Whole crew needs to be investigated
It’s an epidemic in sports right now. The officiating in the NBA and NFL has been awful this year.
He got away with a push on the Mavs game so this balances it out. Wish him well though.
lmao no, he didn’t. What a bad take.
Video dont lie, he wasnt in anykind of defensive position or stance and he was pushing in to Brandon Williams. The hook only happened AFTER he pushed into him.
Calls the officiating bad then immediately agrees with the offensive foul called by the same bad officiating of the NBA.
Replay the video. He hooks Landry with his left arm. He didn’t need to do it. Would of had the layup.
He hooked him AFTER Landry runs into him. It should have been a Defensive Foul.
Big loss. From what I’ve seen of him this dude’s been playing great so far. Hope he comes back healthy and just as effective. Happy for him so far this year.
Being its the same shoulder has to be concerning. Man this zuxx. Get well Landry. Like, the Magic got no respect for Knicks.
How much longer will we wait on Yabusele. I get no OG. The way Wagner was lighting them up. Brown should of had Dadiet, Diawara, Hart, and Bridges on him. Without OG Knicks need. Bridges and Towns to score more. Does Brown know this ……. Cause they didn’t get the memo.
This is bad news. I love this dude’s energy, he contributes a lot on the floor.
The difference between this year and last year is despite the Non-Guaranteed nature of his contract, the Knicks can’t actually waive Shamet. He would get claimed by a number of teams. They are going to have to ride this out.
Shamet has been about as good as a minimum wage veteran signed for the last real roster spot could be. It would be a damn shame if he had to be released before the guarantee date because the NYK need to replace him. But the geniuses in the FO decided to use the Txp MLE to sign Yabu, with the result being a hard cap leading to a short roster and no ability to add.
Considering what Landry has done for two years. I think they will treat him right. Just have to pray no surgery.
That’s pretty much it.