PG: KNICKS vs Cavs - Get Well, Jalen!

[F N 11]

Is there an MRI scheduled? I’m still gonna hold my breath

Looked bad

https://youtu.be/54Rlz8ykMV0?si=HhbTcmT12vQKXCfx

Helped ease my mind combined with post game update.

[cgmw]

Let the Shake Milton era begin

[Clyde_Style]

Still didn't see the bumping of the knees on any angle but whatever. This is just a good way for Brunson to get some rest. Bring him back when OG and Randle are ready to go.

because they aren't showing the full play


here

Read on Twitter

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its the bump w iharts knee

The sport doc already help us ease our mind to get into this game. He said nerve from banging knee made his leg give out.

Brunson saying he’s much better is a good sign

Yeah, I see that now. It does seem like a delayed reaction to a bump on the curl where the nerves spasmed on the jump and then he couldn't walk right afterwards due to temporary numbness.

[sol537]

Give Shake all of Burks' minutes. Please. He can't be worse than Burks. Or can he?

[K_ick_God]

It’s funny but NOW I think Thibs said that’s it for Burks lol

[robillionaire]

Still didn't see the bumping of the knees on any angle but whatever. This is just a good way for Brunson to get some rest. Bring him back when OG and Randle are ready to go.

because they aren't showing the full play


here

Read on Twitter

?s=20

its the bump w iharts knee

I don’t think it was, he seemed fine after that, and on one of the slow motion replays I’m pretty sure did see contact from the defender to the side of his knee

[Deeeez Knicks]

47minutes, 0 turnovers with 5 assists.

Deuce only has 17 turnovers on the entire season. He takes care of the ball

Knicks as a team moved the ball really well…31 assists, 9 turnovers

[RHODEY]

cavs are soft


theres like no way DM is gonna re-up with them.

That has to mean that the rest of the league is soft too, because the Cavs have been running through them.

[K_ick_God]

47minutes, 0 turnovers with 5 assists.

Deuce only has 17 turnovers on the entire season. He takes care of the ball

Knicks as a team moved the ball really well…31 assists, 9 turnovers

He’s working hard to play smart, you can see it

[FrozenEnvelope]

Character win for sure! We just own Cleveland for some reason. We just bully them! Hart is such a good player too. Does everything!! And so glad Brunson will be alright. Might miss some games but idc as long as it's not season ending. Duece can hold it down for a few games and we just signed Shake too. Great sign Thibs went with Deuce over Burks. Deuce is quickly earning that trust!

And I can't believe some here blamed Thibs for Brunson getting hurt a minute into the game. Y'all make no sense!!

[RHODEY]

give me CLE in the playoffs...please!

Healthy give me any team.

[TKKnicks1]

Clev dropped to #3 with this loss. Bucks now #2.

[Gravy]

If this madman had his seconds restricted from 60 down to 30 it wouldn’t have happened

Or that 40 minute game back in January caused him to mistime his jump into the players knee

Just a couple undetectable millimeters of extra lift on the jumper and perhaps the knee coming in from the side misses contact

He looked pretty exhausted 40 seconds into the game after 2 days off, could barely dribble the ball up the court

[ezmoney707]

cavs are soft


theres like no way DM is gonna re-up with them.

That has to mean that the rest of the league is soft too, because the Cavs have been running through them.

They are soft, but they’ve also had a soft schedule since the new year.

They also haven’t played well since the all star break (3-4).

[RHODEY]

[aggo]

the most upsetting moment in the game thread:


was not Jalen going down with what looked like the dreaded non-contact knee injury.



it was someone letting us know RJ was having a good game

[TKKnicks1]

I'm hoping the plan is for Shake to take all of Burks minutes cuz he's just plain awful.

[cgmw]

Character win for sure! We just own Cleveland for some reason. We just bully them! Hart is such a good player too. Does everything!! And so glad Brunson will be alright. Might miss some games but idc as long as it's not season ending. Duece can hold it down for a few games and we just signed Shake too. Great sign Thibs went with Deuce over Burks. Deuce is quickly earning that trust!

And I can't believe some here blamed Thibs for Brunson getting hurt a minute into the game. Y'all make no sense!!

So the previous 1,000,000 minutes at 99% usage don’t count?

You were ridiculous and vocal after the last spate of injuries. The entire basketball universe besides you and a couple others understand that Thibs overuses his players and it’s a cumulative effect that increases the odds of injury because, you know, that’s how life works.

Anyway, you’re dug in on this so have fun believing that injuries are random, unavoidable, and have nothing to do with Thibs being an absolute lunatic.

[knicksNOTslick]

cavs are soft


theres like no way DM is gonna re-up with them.

That has to mean that the rest of the league is soft too, because the Cavs have been running through them.

In the regular season though. Not every team brings it every night like Thibs has the Knicks play. Probably the Heat is another that will always be a tough game any given night. But some teams take games off and Cleveland has been taking advantage.
That run of theirs in January and February had the Wizards 3 times, the Pistons and Bulls twice, and then Raptors, Spurs and Grizzlies. There were some impressive wins, not gonna take that from them, but the majority was against the bottom dwellers.

What the Knicks did tonight was we pretty much reminded the Cavs of last year's matchup.

[Clyde_Style]

Character win for sure! We just own Cleveland for some reason. We just bully them! Hart is such a good player too. Does everything!! And so glad Brunson will be alright. Might miss some games but idc as long as it's not season ending. Duece can hold it down for a few games and we just signed Shake too. Great sign Thibs went with Deuce over Burks. Deuce is quickly earning that trust!

And I can't believe some here blamed Thibs for Brunson getting hurt a minute into the game. Y'all make no sense!!

So the previous 1,000,000 minutes at 99% usage don’t count?

You were ridiculous and vocal after the last injuries too. The entire basketball universe besides you and a couple others understand that Thibs overuses his players and it’s a cumulative effect that increases the odds of injury because, you know, that’s just how life works.

Anyway, you’re dug in on this so have fun believing that injuries are random, unavoidable, and have nothing to do with Thibs being an absolute lunatic.

You speak for me, because I'm not going to get into it with every glib post mocking the well-established fact that Thibs is terrible at load management

What happened with Brunson tonight is likely unrelated, but that in no way mitigates the underlying reality that Thibs has a history of playing players past their individual limits and sometimes ruining them. Case in point, Donte was clutching his hamstring game before AS Break, yet Thibs didn't care and kept him in.