Knicks’ Mike Brown says OG Anunoby is day-to-day: He’s fine
Knicks head coach Mike Brown mentioned OG Anunoby (left ankle) is day-to-day after tweaking his ankle in Friday’s win against the Toronto Raptors.
The head coach did not present a lot of an replace on the wing, and wasn’t confronted with the choice to make use of him in Sunday’s loss with the matchup towards the Hornets being just about meaningless to the Knicks’ playoff seeding.
“I didn’t ask that question because we’re not in that position, but they say he’s day-to-day, which to me means he’s fine,” Brown mentioned when requested if Anunoby would’ve performed if the Knicks wanted a win on Sunday. ”
Anunoby joined Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson, Landry Shamet and Tyler Kolek on the sideline because the group opted to relaxation gamers for the regular-season finale.
“I would assume he’s fine, but we [didn’t] “even need to think about it so I didn’t check on it,” Brown added.
RECAPPING FIRST REGULAR SEASON
Brown formally wrapped up his first common season as Knicks head coach after Sunday’s loss to the Hornets. He surpassed Pat Riley’s file for many wins as a first-year head coach after profitable his 52nd final Friday.
The first-year head coach additionally surpassed predecessor Tom Thibodeau, who received 51 video games final season earlier than getting fired.
“I wish I could have figured some things out a little sooner than what I did. But we’ve had some — more ups than downs. You want to win your conference, you want to end up with the best record. So those two areas are disappointing,” Brown mentioned whereas summing up the 2025-26 common season.
“You’re out there trying to compete every night, no matter who you play. And so winning the [NBA Cup In-Season Tournament] It was nice because our guys competed at a level when things were manufactured to mean more with those games. And then, going into the playoffs, we feel pretty good where we are offensively and defensively as a group. Feel connected.”
SENIOR SKIP DAY
The remainder of the league joined the Knicks in remaining gamers on the ultimate day of the common season.
The Memphis Grizzlies led the way in which with 12 gamers dominated out as of 6:15 ET. The Oklahoma City Thunder sat 10 earlier than their quest to defend an NBA title.
Seven groups — the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves and Nets — had 9 gamers dominated out.
