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Jeremy Tyler has Fracture in Foot, out 8-10 Weeks

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Knicks PF Jeremy Tyler was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his foot Thursday and will be out for 8-10 weeks, meaning he will miss all of training camp and at least the first week of the regular season. This is a minor blow for the team (which needs frontcourt depth) and a big blow for Tyler (who needs minutes). For Knicks fans, it is yet another frustrating injury. Eternal cynic Frank Isola put it best:

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This injury could lead to Tyler’s release, or at least open it up for consideration. The foot fracture may have been a driving reason behind the Knicks’ decision to invite PG Toure Murry to training camp today . If Tyler is on his way out, it opens up a roster spot for Murry (and leaves the Knicks with another spot to give to a big man).

I still expect Tyler to make the team, but the competition is about to ramp up a bit.

-Tommy Rothman

Carmelo Anthony Will NOT Have Shoulder Surgery

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Coach Mike Woodson confirmed to reporters that Carmelo Anthony will NOT require shoulder surgery for the torn labrum he played through during the postseason.

 

J.R. Smith battled knee injury in postseason

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League sources revealed Thursday that Knicks sixth man J.R. Smith played through a knee injury during the postseason. Smith had fluid on his knee, which is the same ailment Carmelo Anthony suffered from in March. Anthony’s game was severely impacted by this injury, and it seems to have had a similar effect on Smith, who struggled mightily in the playoffs. Smith reportedly began complaining of the injury during the first-round series against the Celtics, in which he played well in the first couple games before getting ejected and suspended for elbowing Jason Terry, after which he was not the same for the rest of the postseason. Anthony’s problems went away immediately after he got his knee drained. Smith is considering getting the same procedure. It is hard to imagine why he did not do this earlier (especially during his suspension), and it is hard to imagine that he will be foolish enough to decline to get the knee drained now, with the Knicks facing a 5-month layoff.

— By Tommy Rothman

2013 NBA playoffs — Iman Shumpert among 3 New York Knicks to miss practice – ESPN New York

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(From ESPN)

The New York Knicks were missing a third player in practice Monday as Iman Shumpert sat out due to soreness in his left knee, the team said.

The extent of Shumpert’s soreness was unclear, but Shumpert and coach Mike Woodson said they thought the forward would play in Game 4 on Tuesday night, when the Knicks’ Eastern Conference semifinal series against Indiana resumes. The Pacers lead 2-1.

Stellar Shumpert

ShumpertIman Shumpert is averaging 9.8 points and shooting 44.4 percent from behind the arc (12 for 27) in the postseason. More telling is his improvement in his advanced metric stats. His defensive rating has improved by 12 points and his rebound rate has almost doubled.

TIME PER ORAT DRAT TRB%
Season 11.5 108 106 8.0
Playoffs 16.5 111 94 13.6
Source: Basketball-Reference.com

J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin also missed the session due to lingering illnesses. Woodson said they will be game-time decisions. 

Shumpert said the soreness was related to a fall he took in Game 3 and not the surgery he underwent last year on the knee. Shumpert appeared to bang the knee in a collision in the second half of the Knicks’ loss Saturday. He had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament last year and had been relatively pain-free since his return.

Smith and Martin had also missed practice Sunday.

Smith first came down with the illness on Friday night. He played through a fever on Saturday but shot just 4-for-12. Smith is shooting 12-for-52 in this series.

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Knicks Injury Report: Game 1

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Active: Carmelo Anthony,  Iman Shumpert, J.R Smith, Raymond Felton, Jason Kidd, James White, Quentin Richardson, Earl Barron, Steve Novak

Probable: Tyson Chandler, Kenyon Martin, Chris Copeland

Questionable: Marcus Camby, Pablo Prigioni

Out: Amar’e Stoudemire