The New York Knicks are trying to turn things around but things have gotten tougher with an injury to Carmelo Anthony.
See the latest buzz below.
Anthony’s Injury Could Impact Rest of Season
Anthony’s injury could impact the rest of the season, and he'll almost certainly miss the next couple games.
Anthony originally had to leave Monday’s loss to the Houston Rockets with back spasms.
“To be able to fight through something like that is extremely hard to do,'' J.R. Smith, who battled back spasms for two weeks in the preseason, told the New York Post.
“When your back is messed up, it controls everything. You can’t run, can barely walk. In his case [Monday] night, he could barely talk. So we got to figure out a way to do it without him. He said very few words. You could tell the pain he was in.'’
Anthony had to get heavy-duty pain medication on Monday night as he was still in pain nearly two hours after leaving the game.
“He’s getting some rest. Trying to do what he can to get better. I don’t know if we'll know enough to really diagnose where he is [physically] or where he’s headed for another day or so,” said coach Derek Fisher.
“Most injuries aren’t necessarily acute or traumatic. Maybe there were some things that led up to it. Back spasms isn’t something you can push it or rush. Until you can actually play without actually being in spasm, there isn’t anything you can really do. Hopefully that will be soon.'’
But there are concerns that this will become a season-long issue, such as the spasms that Amare Stoudemire experienced in 2011. Anthony is also dealing with a sore left knee.
Smith said the only way to alleviate discomfort is to lie down and get massages and stimulation treatments.
“You lay down most of the time, you can’t really sit right,'‘ Smith said. ”Try to relax as much as you can. Thing is, you don’t have to do much before it just flares up just like that.’’
Smith Makes Bizarre Instagram Post
Smith drew attention this week with an Instagram post, claiming that Black Friday is linked with slavery.
“DID YOU KNOW: Black Friday stemmed from slavery? It was the day after Thanksgiving when slave traders would sell slaves for a discount to assist plantation owners with more helpers for the upcoming winter (for cutting and stacking fire wood, winterproofing etc.), hence the name,” read the graphic that he posted, complete with an illustration of a slave auction.
Fans were not happy with the post.
“You’re a [expletive] idiot,” said one.
“It’s called Black Friday because businesses get into the black (profit) for the year, because it’s the biggest day,” said another.
Smith later deleted the post.
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