Knicks wing Josh Hart will be out at least one more week as he continues to recover from a sprained right ankle, the team announced (Twitter link via Ian Begley of SNY.tv).
Hart has begun light on-court work and will be checked out again near the end of next week, per the Knicks. The 30-year-old guard/forward hasn’t played since he injured the ankle on December 25.
Here’s more from New York:
- Friday’s loss to Atlanta marked Mitchell Robinson‘s third straight absence with what the team has called left ankle injury management, writes Kristian Winfield of The New York Daily News. The Knicks say the 7’0″ center hasn’t experienced any setbacks. “Shoot, we’d rather have him than not,” head coach Mike Brown said. “When we do he definitely protects us on the back side, in a lot of different ways. At the end of the day, I truly believe the guys that we have on this roster are more than capable. I’m going to keep pushing. No matter who’s in uniform, I’m going to keep pushing them to play better because I believe in them. I feel they believe in each other, too, and what we’re doing.”
- Big man Karl-Anthony Towns was a game-time decision Friday due to an illness, but after going through his warm-up routine he decided he wasn’t feeling well enough to play, tweets Steve Popper of Newsday. It was the five-time All-Star’s third missed game of the season.
- Second-year wing Kevin McCullar Jr. has gotten an opportunity for playing time with Hart sidelined and has drawn praise from Brown in the process, per Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. “He’s tough,” Brown said Friday. “He does all the little things that don’t show up in the box score all the time. His shifts are really good. His physicality without fouling is really good. He can rebound, or at least he’s not afraid to get in there and hit somebody when it comes to keeping your opponent off the glass. And then he understands how to play [against] different individuals. He’s got a good feel to know, like if you’re a hot shooter or a guy that can really shoot the ball, how to close out, take away that air space. If you’re not, if you’re more of a driver, he knows how to close out where he can take away an angle. Just a good feel for a lot of little things that he has along with that toughness and that’s what you like for a guy his size.”
No Towns someone else has to score. Need more Mikal. Bench didn’t show up either. Good win for Hawks. I never thought Hawks could move Young. Man i’m starting to change.
Hukporti with 28 mins, 8 pts, 16 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk.
Trust me Knicks fans . He can handle backup mins.
Mitch >>>> to Pelicans….
Looney and Bey >>>> to Knicks
Knicks bench is a real issue now. Wake up ……
I’ve said this about our bench so many times on Twitter.. I’m tired of this back and for bs with Mitch and his load managements.. It’s ridiculous already.. I have so many trade ideas to improve this with Mitch and without Mitch..
With Landry out. Yabusele not playing. It’s becoming a problem. Only good thing to come out of this. We played out young guys. Two of Knicks top bench guys aren’t playing. They will make trades.
I think the Knicks should trade for AD. Just like AL says the Bulls should. That’ll fix it.
I never said they should trade for AD. Why do Bulls wannabees lie here. Are you 15 yrs old. Grown folks here talk ball. Clowns and wannabbees only have accusations.
What I said was. Getting him cheap is something I would look into. Bulls have plenty of expiring money and your favorite player Williams they could move. Cost them maybe a future pick. I definitely would take AD on the cheap on Knicks.
Learn the game so you can actually have a point. All you do is complain and cry on this board. Cheaper than therapy I guess.
Have you seen this …… 😱😱 OH MY 😱😱
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Anyone who can shut down a hot shooter is extremely valuable.
Im still laughing about how evergot excited about Kolek having ONE decent game.
“A broken clock…”
It was more than one game. If you knew the work he puts in. You would understand better. Yet I agree. He still has a way to go. Not sure yet if you can count on him for a playoff run. He could be moved by TD.
Sad performance, but no surprise really. 1) Mitch didn’t play (again), which means we’re an offensive finesse team that needs to outscore its opponents to win. 2) KAT didn’t play, which means that the offense, good as it can be, will be vulnerable. This is the NYK’s team identity now. When both 1 and 2 are true, I can’t be surprised by performances like last night. Brown talks a good game (regarding physicality, defense, etc.), but, at least to this point, he’s done nothing to change this being the team’s identity. Maybe he’s waiting, with his brain in load management. As likely, there is nothing he can do. IDK, but he was likely hired mostly as a babysitter for this group, not to really coach them.
Such a shame with Mitch
He’s a worldbeater in his own rights when healthy, just cant stay healthy
Wonder what his next paycheck looks like
2x Mle seems like max, perhaps its a room exception somewhere, possibly just a TpMle