Miles McBride misses fifth straight game but ‘close’ to Knicks return
NY Post
SALT LAKE CITY — An encouraging upgrade in his availability status didn’t result in Miles McBride’s return to the Knicks lineup.
The backup guard was listed as questionable but still missed his fifth straight game in the Knicks’ 121-106 loss to the Jazz with what the team is now are calling “patella femoral syndrome” in his left knee.
“He’s out,” Tom Thibodeau said before the game. “He’s close. He’s doing more, but he’s not quite there. We’ll see where he is tomorrow.”
The Knicks’ five-game road trip continues Monday against the Nuggets in Denver, and then concludes with stops in Dallas (Wednesday) and Charlotte (Friday).
McBride, who is averaging 10.7 points in 26.4 minutes as sixth man in 11 appearances off the bench, hasn’t played since a Nov. 13 loss to the Bulls at the Garden.
According to the Mayo Clinic, patella femoral pain syndrome is defined as “pain at the front of the knee, around the kneecap,” and it also is known as “runner’s knee.”
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