Knicks 'hopeful' ahead of Heat series
Julius Randle hoisted dozens of shots from around the 3-point arc at the end of Knicks practice on Friday without a boot.
However, Tom Thibodeau didn’t say whether the team’s leading scorer is expected to be ready for Game 1 of the second round Sunday against the Heat.
“He didn’t do much today, but he’s feeling a little bit better,” Thibodeau said after practice in Tarrytown. “So he’ll go through the rehab, see where he is tomorrow. He’s better today than he was yesterday, and that was a big thing. So we’re hopeful.”
Randle suffered a sprained left ankle late in the second half of the Knicks’ Game 5 victory in Cleveland, the same injury that sidelined him for the final five games of the regular season.
Thibodeau added that the team’s leading scorer also “did some cardio work in the pool and lifted” along with the spot shooting.
Julius Randle shoots at Knicks practice Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Julius Randle at practice Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post
Starting shooting guard Quentin Grimes also practiced after missing the final two games against the Cavs with a contused right shoulder.
He said he hopes to return to the lineup Sunday against the Heat.
“That’s the plan,” Grimes said. “I went through the whole practice, so I’m feeling pretty good.”
Grimes added that he was injured while trying to fight through a screen in Game 3 against the Cavs.
Source: New York Post
