Knicks guard Miles McBride was injured in the third quarter of Sunday’s win over Orlando, per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter links).
New York Basketball has a video of the play (Twitter link). McBride drove into the lane and was fouled by Desmond Bane on a left-handed layup attempt. Bane’s left foot appeared to land on McBride’s left ankle.
McBride was able to get up on his own and stayed in to shoot two free throws, according to Edwards, but quickly asked to be subbed out and had a noticeable limp.
The Knicks announced after the game that McBride was being evaluated for a left ankle injury, with another update to come on Monday, tweets Ian Begley of SNY.tv.
As Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports (via Twitter), McBride had an X-ray on his left ankle, which was negative. The 25-year-old will undergo an MRI tomorrow, Scotto adds.
The former second-round pick is off to a strong start to the season, averaging 12.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting 46.2% from long distance through 19 appearances (27.3 minutes per game).
In other Knicks injury news, Karl-Anthony Towns was ruled out of Sunday’s game with left calf tightness after initially being considered questionable (Twitter link via Barbara Barker of Newsday). Towns’ ailment — which appeared to be bothering him during Friday’s win over Utah, according to Jared Schwartz of The New York Post — doesn’t seem “too serious,” says Edwards (via Twitter).
It’s time to add McCullers to the roster and add Dink Pate on a two way contract before he goes elsewhere
I’m pre-ordering my Dink Pate jersey as we speak.
Good to get a win without Towns. McBride still hasn’t stepped up to play the point. Brown should be pushing him to do it. Get well player ……
McCullar time has come. Don’t know how long we can wait on him. Pate is a talent. Don’t need to rush him. Still young.
I actually think we need to see more of Dadiet. He was a 1st round pick and plays a position we lack depth in…we need to know what we got there. I think he has a bigger upside than both McCullar and Diawara, at least offensively.