Knicks' OG Anunoby suffers left ankle injury vs. Raptors
OG Anunoby was not on the Knicks bench for the second half of their Friday night game against the Raptors as the team ruled the forward out with a left ankle injury.
As the matchup between the Knicks and Raptors returned from halftime, OG Anunoby was not on the court or the bench. The team announced that Anunoby would not return to the game after suffering a left ankle injury. It's unclear how or when it happened, but the forward did take a tumble in the waning minutes of the second quarter.
Anunoby did play through it and finished with two points on 1 of 4 shooting (0-for-3 from three), five rebounds and three assists in 15 minutes on the court. With the Knicks having a sizeable lead against the Raptors at halftime, and the Celtics with a sizeable lead over the Pelicans, guaranteeing Boston the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, New York could be sitting Anunoby as a precaution.
Coach Mike Brown didn't have an update on Anunoby after Friday's win. He confirmed that Anunoby tweaked his ankle but hasn't talked to him or trainers just yet. The Knicks finish the regular season at home against the Hornets on Sunday night, and Brown was asked about resting his starters since they locked into the No.
3 seed. "We'll talk about it probably. You want to go into the playoffs as healthy as possible," Brown said.