The New York Knicks were banged up as could be heading into Saturday’s tilt with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
It didn’t even matter that OKC was without star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. New York was also shorthanded as Elfrid Payton was out with a sore hamstring, and bench spark Derrick Rose remained out due to health protocols.
Throw in Immanuel Quickley’s sore groin, and the issues kept piling up for New York. But staying at the hotel, eating giant bowls of Crunch Berries, and watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wasn’t an option.