Against the 76ers on Tuesday, is OG Anunoby “expected to return”? – Knicks Injury Tracker
11/11/24 ANUNOBY VS 76ERS: “EXPECTED TO RETURN”
The New York Knicks are gradually regaining their peak performance.
The injury report for Tuesday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT) has forward OG Anunoby (elbow) listed as “questionable,” but Shams Charania has reported that the former Toronto Raptors player is “expected to return” when the Knicks finish their quick doubleheader with Philadelphia.
With Anunoby starting, the Knicks are 12-2, including a 36-point rout of the Sixers on January 5. Without him, New York has gone eight to ten.
3/8/24 MAGIC VS. BRUNSON STARTING
Jalen Brunson will start for the New York Knicks against the Orlando Magic on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET/MSG, the team has confirmed. After sitting out the team’s loss to Atlanta on Tuesday, Brunson will play again. Before, he suffered a knee injury in the first minute of the Sunday victory in Cleveland, forcing him to exit the game early.
3/7/24 ANANOConsidering things “day-to-day,” Robinson is “making progress.”
Positive updates about the health of the New York Knicks are coming out.
On Friday night against Orland (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG), head coach Tom Thibodeau provided a positive report on both of the fallen Knicks as they got ready for the Magic’s visit, even if neither OG Anunoby nor Mitchell Robinson will be available.
“OG Anunoby is currently playing five-on-five and going through contact drills,” Tom Thibodeau stated. It seems like he’s drawing nearer, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic. Though he hasn’t been cleared to play to his full potential yet, Thibodeau stated he’s now day to day.
Due to an elbow ailment, Anunoby (elbow) hasn’t played since January 27. After he arrived in a late December trade with Toronto, New York went 12-2 in January, but with him out, they have only gone 5-9.
In addition, Thibodeau provided encouraging news regarding Mitchell Robinson, who has been sidelined since December due to an ankle ailment.
According to Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News, Thibodeau stated that “he’s making nice steady improvement.”However, he hasn’t communicated or done anything of the sort. That’s just the natural phase he’s going through. Shooting and things like that. We are at that point with it because you can script a little bit with him.
BRUNSON OUT VS HAWKS, BUT MRI CLEAN 3/5/24
After being forced to leave Sunday’s game in Cleveland in the first minute, Jalen Brunson (knee) will not play on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG), according to Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau. However, an MRI indicated no problems.
In an interview from the New York Post, Thibodeau stated, “He’s feeling better, just not quite there, yet.” “He leaves when he’s prepared to do so. It’s a contusion. Compared to before, it’s much better. All we want to do is make sure he’s prepared. After having an MRI, all the results were positive.
3/5/24 AVAILABLE MILTON VS HAWKS
Shake Milton is set to make his New York Knicks debut on Tuesday night when the team plays the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG), according to Ian Begley of SNY. Milton, formerly of the Philadelphia 76ers, cleared waivers after playing four games with the Detroit Pistons and is now officially signed by the Knicks.
BRUNSON WILL BE QUESTIONABLE FOR TUESDAY’S GAME AGAINST THE HAWKS
Due to a knee strain, point guard Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks will be labeled as doubtful for Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to Ian Begley of SNY. After he was forced to leave Sunday’s game in Cleveland after the first minute, it’s possible that this is the most recent indication that the Knicks have escaped a serious medical disaster concerning the health of their franchise face.
“After yesterday night’s game in Cleveland, there was hope that Brunson may sustain a catastrophic knee injury,” Begley wrote.
3/3/24: Brunson departs from Cavs and won’t be coming back
Due to what appeared to be a knee injury, Jalen Brunson had to leave Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers early. Going up for a shot against Donovan Mitchell in the first two quarters of Sunday’s game, Brunson was hurt, and just before the shot, he seemed to make contact with an Isaiah Hartenstein screen.
Initially labeled as questionable to return, the Knicks later confirmed that Brunson will not be making a comeback, citing a “sore left knee.”
2/29/24: WARRIORS VS BRUNSON ACTIVE
Jalen Brunson (neck) will be eligible to play in the Knicks’ game against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Due to a neck ailment, Brunson was unable to play in Tuesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
2/28/24 WARRIORS VS. QUESTIONABLE BRUNSON, HARTENSTEIN OFF LIST
When the New York Knicks play the Golden State Warriors on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT, Isaiah Hartenstein should be back. With a strained Achilles tendon, Hartenstein has missed four of the last seven games. He is not listed as doubtful on the initial injury report for the Warriors’ annual visit, while Jalen Brunson (neck spasms) is. Steph Curry is traveling.
2/27/24 HARTENSTEIN AND BRUNSON MISSING BACK-TO-BACK VS. PELS
The New York Knicks will be without two more starters for their game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG), in addition to OG Anunoby and Julius Randle.
Jalen Brunson (neck) and Isaiah Hartenstein (Achilles) will both miss the second half of the Knicks’ back-to-back games, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Following a rough game against the Detroit Pistons on Monday, Thibodeau reported that Hartenstein’s bothersome Achilles injury is flare-up again and that Brunson woke up with neck spasms.
