
Doctors weigh in on possible scenarios for Julius Randle’s expected Knicks absence
NY Post
The Knicks have gone from hype to horror; from crossovers to crossed fingers.
Julius Randle will miss his first game of the season Monday in Charlotte after dislocating his right shoulder Saturday, but there was no further update on Randle’s condition Sunday.
Initial X-rays a day earlier showed the dislocation, and Randle was expected to undergo an MRI exam on Saturday night.
The results are not yet publicly known, though coach Tom Thibodeau acknowledged after the win over the Heat he was “very” concerned.
The largest scare of the team’s season — coming at a point when the Knicks are playing their best basketball of the season — has threatened to flatten the hopes of a team that has won 12 of 14 since OG Anunoby arrived.
According to a couple of orthopedic surgeons who have not evaluated Randle, the best-case scenario for Randle would be a two- or three-week absence, and the worst case would be surgery that likely would end his season.

The Knicks won’t be raising a banner to the rafters at Madison Square Garden to commemorate their victory in the 2025 NBA Cup, and you can count your humble narrator among the faction that wishes they’d chosen differently. I’m not quite sure when it became mandatory to rinse as much fun out of sports as possible, but we’re sure trying.












