Knicks rookie RJ Barrett finished summer league in July with a flourish following a horrendous start and hopes he will carry that improvement over.
However, it won’t be with Team Canada at the World Cup in China. Though his father, Rowan, is the general manager of Team Canada, Barrett elected to show up for the Aug. 4 start of training camp and participated in a few days of drills before leaving the workouts in Toronto. He won’t play in the World Cup, citing a slightly strained calf.
That decision gave Barrett the opportunity to attend the NBA’s annual rookie orientation/photo shoot in Teaneck, N.