The New York Knicks ruled on striker OG Anunoby for the rest of the 128-112 defeat on Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers visiting after leaving the competition with a sprained right in the third period.
Anunoby suffered the injury on a transitional game, in which he caught the ball on the 3 -point line, then seemed to plant his right foot clumsily, making him trip without anyone contacting him. Coach Tom Thibodeau immediately called a dead time, both to give the wing a chance to recover and preserve the possession of New York.
The crowd of Madison Square Garden calmed down immediately after Anunoby dropped and his teammate Karl-Anthony Towns checked it.
Anunoby had left the Knick bench area for an extended time during the second quarter before returning from the tunnel area to reach his teammates just before half-time. He did not play during the last six minutes of the first half; A section in which medical staff examined him, according to Thibodeau.
“He went to get something at the end of half-time,” said Thibodeau after the loss. He added that Anunoby had X -rays and that the tests were negative. He was not sure if an MRI had been done again.
Anunoby, who suffered an injury to the hamstrings in the semi-final of the Eastern Conference last season and has not recorded more than 70 games during a season has been recruited in 2017-2018 , a contract of $ 212 million over five years to stay with New York for New York for New York during New York during the off -season. In a prominent defender, the 27 -year -old joined the Knicks last season via trade and had an immediate impact. Since the start of the 2023-24 campaign, New York has gone 52-19 with him in alignment and only 30-29 without him.
“We obviously pray for the best, but I know as much as you do right now,” said Jalen Brunson, guardian of the All-Star. “It is huge for our team, so we just pray for the best.”
If he had to miss a considerable time with the injury, it would erase the starting range of Knicks already strongly taxed. Before the competition on Saturday, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart and Anunoby ranked first, second and third in the league, respectively, in the total of the minutes played, while the star goalkeeper Jalen Brunson ranked sixth.
