Knicks’ Julius Randle injury sting could have been much worse
NY Post
For now, until told otherwise, Knicks fans are allowed to breathe again. For now, until told otherwise, it seems that the news about Julius Randle’s season may land softer than Randle himself did Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, when he fell on his right shoulder, dislocating it and sending a ripple of fear throughout the faithful.
Soures confirmed to The Post’s Stefan Bondy on Monday that it’s “probably safe” to say Randle’s recovery should be measured in weeks, not months, although there is still significant caution attached to all of this, with avoiding surgery still “not conclusive” yet.
So you can pause for a beat.
You can exhale.
And if you aren’t yet prepared — smartly — to declare this crisis over until the Knicks officially release both a diagnosis and a prognosis — something they hadn’t hey done as they tipped off against the Hornets on Monday night in Charlotte — it’s OK to hope for the best again, without wondering if that’s a complete waste of time and energy.
“No one person is going to step in and give you 25 points and 10 rebounds and five assists,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said maybe 90 minutes before the game. “But collectively we can. And that’s got to be where our focus lies. We have to rely on our defense, our rebounding, sharing the ball, and if everyone does that, we will find a way to win.”