Overview
- OG Anunoby left Wednesday's Game 2 with a right leg issue after a blocked dunk and did not return, and coach Mike Brown had no postgame update.
- ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said Anunoby was expected to undergo an MRI and warned he could be out for a while, which remains unofficial until the Knicks file their injury report.
- Knicks depth took center stage as Miles McBride said he is extremely comfortable filling in, and teammates pointed to a next-man-up approach given Anunoby’s two-way impact this postseason.
- Joel Embiid was ruled out of Game 2 with ankle and hip problems after being listed probable, and teammate Paul George said the center is working to try to be available for Game 3.
- Public pressure intensified around Embiid’s availability through critiques from Charles Barkley and Kendrick Perkins, and Philadelphia may revisit its frontcourt rotation if he remains sidelined, with Game 3 set for Friday in Philadelphia.