The Knicks listed OG Anunoby as questionable for Monday’s game against the Houston Rockets. Anunoby exited Saturday’s 128-112 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers early in the third quarter with a non-contact foot sprain, but X-rays were negative.
“You can’t really overstate how big of a loss OG Anunoby would be if he has to miss time, whether it’s several games or weeks or whatever it turns out to be,” said SNY’s Ian Begley Saturday on SportsNite. “Tom Thibodeau said that Anunoby had hurt his foot late in the first half and then obviously comes out and plays in the third quarter and does what he does.
“So, yeah, big concern. There was some long faces in that locker room. I don’t want to speculate too much, but when Jalen Brunson says, ‘We know as much as you guys,’ and, ‘We’re just praying that we hear good news,’ it leads you to believe that there’s reason to be concerned at the moment for Anunoby. I would assume that he goes out and gets an MRI to get this thing further looked at.”
Through 49 games (all starts) this season, Anunoby is averaging 16.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in 36.3 minutes. He totaled 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 17 minutes against Los Angeles.
New York is third in the Eastern Conference with a 32-17 record. The Rockets are 32-16 and second in the Western Conference after Saturday’s 110-98 loss at the Nets.
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