After 2 months, Knicks’ Miles McBride returns from sports hernia
Miles McBride is back — and the timing couldn’t be more important for the Knicks. The Knicks upgraded McBride, who has been sidelined since Jan. 28 after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia, to questionable Sunday morning ahead of their matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Roughly an hour before tipoff at Paycom Center, head coach Mike Brown confirmed the versatile guard would ...
Miles McBride is back — and the timing couldn’t be more important for the Knicks . The Knicks upgraded McBride, who has been sidelined since Jan. 28 after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia, to questionable Sunday morning ahead of their matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Roughly an hour before tipoff at Paycom Center, head coach Mike Brown confirmed the versatile guard would be available to play. With fewer than 10 games remaining in the regular season, the Knicks regain their sixth man with just enough time for McBride to reacclimate before the start of the playoffs. The runway is short, but it gives New York an opportunity to restore a key piece of its rotation before the games begin to carry postseason weight.
Prior to his injury, McBride was in the midst of the most productive stretch of his career. In his first season under Brown, he averaged 12. 9 points per game while shooting 42.