The New York Knicks reportedly could be without Miles McBride until the playoff as the guard needs sports hernia surgery, according to The Athletic’s Fred Katz.
The 25-year-old McBride has played 35 games this season and is averaging 12.9 points, 2.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds in a little over 28 minutes per night. His pending long-term absence is one reason why the Knicks went out on acquired Jose Alvarado from the New Orleans Pelicans ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.
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This isn’t the first injury issue for McBride this season. He missed eight games in December with a high left ankle sprain. That same ankle has caused him to sit out the Knicks’ past five games as the team awaited test results.
The Knicks have won eight straight games following Wednesday’s 134-127 double overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets. At 33-18, they sit second in the Eastern Conference.
On Wednesday, the Knicks acquired Dalen Terry from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Guerschon Yabusele. That moved allowed them to flip Terry to the Pelicans for help at guard with Alvarado now that McBride is seemingly sidelined until the playoffs.
Alvarado is averaging 7.9 points, 3.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game this season.
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