Kemba Walker is back. And he's on fire.
But he can't fix what's ailing the New York Knicks.
The recently benched All-Star was back in the Knicks' lineup for a third straight game Thursday when he scored a team season-high 44 points in front of a fired-up Madison Square Garden crowd. It was't enough to beat a Washington Wizards team that secured a 124-117 win with Bradley Beal sidelined in COVID-19 protocols. The Wizards improved to 17-15 while the Knicks dropped to 14-18 amid a 3-9 slide.