SAN FRANCISCO — OG Anunoby will “most probably” miss the remainder of the New York Knicks’ street journey due to what the group is asking “damage administration,” head coach Tom Thibodeau stated Monday. The group didn’t provide a timeline for the damage past this week.
The Knicks dominated Anunoby, who returned from surgical procedure on his proper elbow on March 12, out Monday morning, the day of their sport with the Golden State Warriors. He flew residence to bear an MRI later. Thibodeau stated the outcomes “got here again clear.” As a substitute, it confirmed irritation within the space the place he had the operation, the Knicks stated.
“We wish to ensure that he’s fully wholesome,” Thibodeau stated. “We knew this was a risk if you carry a man again from surgical procedure. If there’s discomfort and stuff and he can’t operate the best way that we really feel he must operate on the court docket we’re simply going to provide him the time that he must let it settle down and we’ll go from there.”
New York has yet one more sport on its street journey — on the Denver Nuggets on Thursday — earlier than heading again to Madison Sq. Backyard for a Saturday sport with the Brooklyn Nets.
Anunoby began to indicate apparent indicators of ache in the course of the Knicks’ win in Portland on Thursday when he grimaced most occasions that he swiped down with the suitable arm or shot the basketball. The Knicks insisted after that sport he was not injured. They anticipated “bumps and bruises” like that, Thibodeau stated after the sport.
The following day, the group listed Anunoby as questionable for Saturday’s sport in opposition to the Sacramento Kings. They listed the ailment as “damage administration.” He performed however shot only one of 8 from the sector. Most of his misses, which he launched with the arm that had simply undergone surgical procedure, fell unusually brief.
As soon as once more, New York listed him as questionable for the following contest, this one in opposition to the Warriors. However on Monday morning, they toggled his standing from questionable to out.
Thibodeau declined to reply whether or not Anunoby returned from the surgical procedure too early.
“You may’t work backwards,” he stated. “There’s many steps he needed to undergo. He met all of the markers. He was cleared. It is a risk. Everytime you come again from surgical procedure, that is what you’re taking a look at. And so, we be ok with the place he’s. And simply give him the time he wants.”
Anunoby underwent surgical procedure to take away a unfastened bone fragment from his proper elbow in early February. He resumed on-court actions roughly three weeks later and moved on to contact drills solely six days after that. By March 12, he was competing in video games once more.
The Knicks instantly sparked upon his return, profitable their first three video games with him again within the lineup. They’re now 15-2 throughout video games he performs on this season.
However now, as soon as once more, he’s out indefinitely.
“Anytime you come again like he did, you undergo a sport, you possibly can be wonderful,” Thibodeau stated. “Then the following day you wish to see how you’re feeling the following day. That’s why oftentimes when a man comes again we at all times say he went by follow, however we wish to see how he feels tomorrow. Nicely, it’s the identical factor. He’s coming off surgical procedure, so he performed within the sport. There’s discomfort. So we’re simply going to let it settle down and we’ll go from there.”
Anunoby, 26, is averaging 14.5 factors, 4.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per sport for the Knicks this season.
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