X-rays on Jalen Brunson‘s sore left foot were negative, writes Peter Botte of The New York Post. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters before Saturday’s game that Brunson is feeling “a little better” and is considered day-to-day. He added that the injury has officially been diagnosed as a bruise.
“When he’s healthy enough, he goes,” Thibodeau said. “So just do the rehab, talk to the medical people and when he gets cleared, he’s cleared and then he’ll play.”
Brunson has missed three of the team’s last four games, playing just 19 minutes Thursday in Sacramento. The Knicks have now dropped three in a row, and it’s uncertain if Brunson will be available as their road trip continues Sunday against the Lakers and Tuesday vs. the Trail Blazers.
There’s more injury news to pass along:
- X-rays on Magic forward Franz Wagner were negative after he left Saturday’s game with a right ankle injury, tweets Khobi Price of The Orlando Sentinel. Wagner has been diagnosed with an ankle sprain.
- Heat center Cody Zeller left the same game with a broken nose after a collision with Orlando’s Jalen Suggs in the first quarter, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. Miami was already missing Caleb Martin, who sat out the game with knee soreness, and Duncan Robinson, who was placed in health and safety protocols.
- Pacers rookie Bennedict Mathurin sat out Saturday after spraining his ankle this week and has already been ruled out of Monday’s game, per Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star. Coach Rick Carlisle said Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner and T.J. McConnell will also be held out Monday.
- Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Jonathan Kuminga is considered day-to-day after spraining his ankle during warmups on Thursday, tweets Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Kuminga didn’t play Saturday, but he was on the team’s bench without a walking boot, Slater adds (Twitter link).
- Pistons rookie center Jalen Duren feels fully recovered from the bilateral ankle soreness that caused him to miss six games, tweets Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press. “Just being out a couple weeks, I was itching to get back and trying to play and finish out the season strong,” Duren said. “I’ve been working, I don’t know if y’all can tell but I got a little bigger. I feel good.”
Suggs is just going after everyone first rivers and now him
Joker is a like a fat kid playing keep away with the ball but everyone is praising him. His defense is pushing people in the back.
okay. now i get it.
Kendrick Perkins alert.
Sounds more like Markieff Morris’ alt-account, really.
Lil D! There is somethin fishy going on here about kuminga hurting his ankle during warmups…
Thank you!! These ankle injuries are piling up. The league owes us an explanation.
If there is one silver lining its that Zeller was injured at Amway Ctr vs FTX. With the reports of medical waste filling up their arena I would NOT want an injury like a broken nose. Disgusting frankly.
First the crypto collapse and now dirty bandaids/used needles. Clean it up, Florida!
He actually hurt it in the game before and he went down in warm ups reinjured it.
Wherever. Just wouldn’t want to risk an open wound around all the medical waste
Love ya Jalen but take the night off and get well huh !
Brunson needs to rest. Too important to rush him back. Quickley and McBride have to step up.