In just a little more than two weeks, April 15 or 16, the New York Knicks will open the playoffs, likely on the road in Cleveland.
They hope to have Julius Randle back for that game.
The Knicks’ All-Star forward and leading scorer, Randle suffered a sprained ankle against the Heat on Wednesday night and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced.
Julius Randle sustained a sprained left ankle in last night’s game against Miami. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) March 30, 2023
That timeline has him re-evaluated days before the playoffs tip-off. He will not play again this regular season.
Randle rolled his ankle leaping for a rebound and landing on Bam Adebayo’s foot in the second quarter, and he left the game not to return. Friday night against those Cavaliers (in Cleveland) will be the first game Randle has missed all season.
Randle is playing at an All-NBA level again this season, averaging 25.1 points and 10 rebounds a game. The Knicks have five games remaining in the season and are almost locked in as the No.5 seed, four games back of the No. 4 Cavaliers and 2.5 games up on the No.6 seed (and stumbling) Nets.