Tweet of the Day: New York Knicks

With Tuesday night’s Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers on the horizon, the New York Knicks’ roster was shrouded in doubt earlier in the morning.

J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin have both been battling illness for the past few days, but are expected to play. The biggest question, however, involved second year guard Iman Shumpert.

Shumpert, as you may recall, suffered from a few hard falls in Game 3 which have resulted in swelling in his left knee—the same knee that required season ending ACL surgery in last year’s playoffs.

Much of the worry has been that he may have aggravated his ACL injury. However, the team flew in their orthopedic surgeon and had an MRI done on his knee Tuesday afternoon. Needless to say, the MRI was negative.

That prompted the following statement from coach Mike Woodson preceding the Knicks crucial Tuesday night Game 4 matchup.

Prior to the team’s morning shootaround, Amar’e Stoudemire admitted that the team is worried about Shumpert’s health saying, “I want to make sure young fella’s feeling good. I don’t want him to go out there and further any injuries.”

Shumpert’s ability to not only play, but to play at a high level, is critical if the Knicks have any hope of winning Game 4 in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

This postseason he is yielding an average of nearly 10 points per game (44-percent shooting from beyond the arc), 6.8 rebounds and just over one steal per game.

More than anything, his consistency (from long range) in these playoffs is something that the Knicks may need to help space the floor, especially if J.R. Smith continues to struggle shooting the ball.

As of right now, he is expected to play, but only time will tell how much pain he is truly in and how effective he will be.

 

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