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Featured Columnist IVDecember 20, 2023
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New York Knicks center Jericho Sims is reportedly expected to miss at least one week due to a right ankle sprain.
Get all the details from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski who reported Sims could miss up to two weeks after going down in Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The third-year big man had seen an increase in playing time of late with starting center Mitchell Robinson out of the lineup with an ankle injury.
Not too long ago, Sims was essentially a nonfactor in the rotation. Now, with his injury and Robinson’s absence, the Knicks find themselves thin in the frontcourt, and some key players will need to step up.
Tom Thibodeau favorite Taj Gibson has already been brought in to help, and the 38-year-old will almost certainly see more extended minutes while Sims is out. Isaiah Hartenstein will handle the bulk of the load at center and is coming off a game Monday night where he played 39 minutes against the Lakers.
With Thibodeau not afraid to play his players extended minutes, Hartenstein will likely be looking at 35 minutes a night for the immediate future.
Julius Randle will also see more time at center in small-ball lineups.