Knicks star OG Anunoby undergoes surgery to remove a loose bone fragment in his elbow with the forward set to miss at least three weeks
- Anunoby was traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Knicks last month
- He was acquired for RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley – fan favorites at the time
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According to several sources, New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby will miss three weeks of action after undergoing surgery to remove a loose bone fragment in his right elbow.
The procedure is considered “minor,” with Anunoby expected to resume basketball activities no later than late February or early March. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Before the injury, Anunoby had averaged 15.1 points in 33.3 minutes per game, along with 2.7 assists and 3.9 rebounds. He shot 48.9 percent overall from the field and 37.4 percent from behind the arc.
The British-born player was traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Knicks in December for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickly and a second-round pick. Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn were also part of that trade.
New York faces the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, the first game of many that Anunoby will miss.
OG Anunoby, who was traded to the Knicks in December, won’t return until late February or early March
The Knicks hope to at least have Jalen Brunson available to play against his former team, although the chances of that seem fairly mixed due to an ankle injury.
Another Knicks star – Julius Randle – will sit out against Dallas due to a shoulder problem.
New York has dropped its last three meetings against the Mavericks, including a 128-124 loss on Jan. 11 in Dallas. Kyrie Irving scored 44 points to lead the Mavericks.
The Knicks won for the 10th time in 11 games on Tuesday when Brunson scored 27 points in a 123-113 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Brunson left the game in the fourth quarter with a sprained right ankle, but early reports are optimistic he avoided a serious injury.
“Because I played with him for so long and knew him, I said, ‘Are you OK?’ And he said, ‘I’m fine,’ and I didn’t ask for anything after that,” said Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo, who also played with Brunson at Villanova. “I’m not worried about Jalen at all. He’s one of the toughest guys in the league. I’m not worried.’
Jalen Brunson is a major doubt for Thursday’s game against Dallas, while Julius Randle will miss due to a shoulder injury
New York improved to 19-6 at home after taking a wire-to-wire lead against Memphis. DiVincenzo scored 32 points, and Isaiah Hartenstein and Precious Achiuwa added 17 each.
The Knicks are 16-3 over their last 19 games despite the injury bug.
Ahead of Friday’s NBA Trade Deadline, the Knicks dealt guards Quentin Grimes, Ryan Arcidiacono and Evan Fournier, along with Flynn and two second-round picks, to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks.
It remains to be seen if Bodgdanovic and Burks will make their Knicks debuts against Dallas on Thursday night. New York will then host the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
New York is fourth in the Eastern Conference standings with a 33-18 record, behind the Boston Celtics (39-12), Cleveland Cavaliers (33-16) and Milwaukee Bucks (33-18).