NEW YORK -- The Knicks' hopes of winning a championship this season just took a big hit.
The team announced on Thursday that power forward Julius Randle needs right shoulder surgery and will miss the remainder of the season.
Randle went down with a dislocation during a win over the Miami Heat back on Jan. 27. The Knicks had hoped he could rehab his way back onto the court, something coach Tom Thibodeau echoed as recently as Tuesday.
"You have to have a belief that it will turn, which I do," Thibodeau said.