Knicks injury updates on Julius Randle and OG Anunoby | The Putback | SNY

Knicks injury updates on Julius Randle and OG Anunoby | The Putback | SNY

I want to start with you because the Knicks are playing their regulars a significant amount of time partially because of ogn anobi and Julius Randall uh I got some info and thoughts on on those two guys in their injuries but where are you with OG and Julius and do

What are you hearing do you think they’ll be back before the end of the regular season I think OG’s got a better chance than Julius um uh you know OG has a strange injury uh see elbow injuries very often in the NBA it’s not you know when a player

Sprains his ankle um he has a history understands his injury you know um there’s certain recovery from a knee injury that um there’s protocols to go through this elbow injury it’s a very unusual injury so it’s very hard to have a good feel for it you know the thing

About OG and the Knicks knew this when they traded for him he is a guy who likes to take his time coming back from injuries he wants to be as close to 100% as possible um that is not secret information the Nicks were aware of that uh when they signed him they’ll they’ll

Be aware or when they trade it for him they’ll be aware of that I assume when they sign him and so that just is what it is in the case of Julius I mean he’s clearly stagnated they’ve given no update um you know he’s gone past the

The the the the the recovery initial recovery timeline guys I just I’ve been around long enough to know about shoulder injuries most of the time on a shoulder injury you have to have surgery and when you can gut through it you are susceptable to reinjury on that shoulder

So in all honesty that was a really upsetting um injury for the Knicks um I know that it seemed like it was good news initially when they said he didn’t need surgery but the way they framed the reporting of the injury it was actually kind of shaky because they

They made it clear he was going to be re-evaluated and so even if he’s able to play you’re going to be worried about reinjury that is just the nature of this injury and like I said most people with this injury eventually have to have surgery and that’s just that’s just the

Unfortunate truth the the laam is a is a significant part of this injury I was told so the issue is getting Randall to a place where the medical staff and he are comfortable that he can be on the court and make it through right they I think everybody knows that he’s going to

Need surgery eventually is it surgery in the offseason is he or is he going to be unable to make it back to the court and the idea that he’s been sitting at this place where he’s doing everything but being cleared for contact that’s worried a bunch of people we noted it a few

Weeks ago and that’s it’s still been the case here where everybody’s kind of waiting on pins and needles for him to get cleared for that full contact if you know Julius fandle he’s going to want to play uh I think the medical staff is been very careful here uh with this one

With actually getting him back on the floor I do think there were some people who felt you know way back that he should should have gone and had surgery right when it happened and then maybe he’s back at this point or he’s back a couple weeks from now at the beginning

Of the postseason um that didn’t happen here we are with Randall just waiting and with ogan and Obi similar situation in terms of the waiting game but he had the surgery right and the Knicks and OG felt really good about that decision he came back uh he looked very good in his

His first game back he hurt himself the next game back on a pretty standard basketball play so I think the thing there is how do you get him to a place where he does not re-aggravate that injury on a on a pretty standard basketball play where his arm kind of

Got jammed up and so there’s shooting there’s defense there’s so many different things with the elbow uh it’s about trying to get the inflammation down and I’ve been told even once you get that inflammation down with OG and and Obi there’s still going to be tests

To clear hurdles to clear from a medical team standpoint before he gets clearance to get on the floor so I I I think we’re still days away at least from an OG and an Obi return and Randall um it’s just anyone’s guess at this point Tom thibo

Till reporters last night in Miami that he’s just gonna keep working at it Julius that is and it’ll turn maybe it’ll turn hopefully it’ll turn maybe it’ll turn tomorrow maybe it’ll turn in a few days but they just don’t know it’s just up in the air and it’s it’s about

Clearance from the medical staff on both guys so big big issues hanging over the heads of this team

On The Putback with Ian Begley, SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley, ESPN senior reporter Brian Windhorst and Knicks Film School’s Jonathan Macri review the current injuries impacting Julius Randle and OG Anunoby. They also analyze the chances of a Randle and Anunoby return in the postseason.

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