Knicks guard Kemba Walker, center, looks on from the bench in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Kemba Walker was sidelined once again Sunday afternoon with a sore left knee, although this time Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau clarified it was a concession to the reality of the load of back-to-back games on the veteran point guard.
Walker, who was not subjected to back-to-back sets last season with the Celtics, has been sporadic in attempts to play through it this season.