New York Knicks’ Nigerian-born star, Ogugua ‘OG’ Anunoby needs a long rest from basketball action until further notice, according to an expert of the game, Tim MacMahon, who believes the British international is nursing a serious knock.
Sports247 reports that the warning by MacMahon comes at a point The Knicks are contemplating patching Anunoby up, in order to see him continue playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) play-off series against Philadelphia 65ers.
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Anunoby who had been in top form all through the regular season and was waltzing strong before he got injured during Game 2, has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain, which led the club into labeling him ‘questionable’ for Game 3.
That marked a huge blow for the two-way forward, who has been one of The Knicks’ top performers in the playoffs, in which he is averaging 21.4 points per game, thereby making him the New York-based side’s second-leading scorer.
The 28-year-old gave another strong performance before bowing out of Game 2, as he top-scored with 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals, thereby leaving The Knicks’ coach, Mike Brown contemplating on playing the star in Game 3.
However, that move by Nigeria’s former national team handler was in contrast with the verdict of MacMahon, who shared a worrying update about Anunoby on ESPN’s Get Up, before the third NBA play-off matchup, and raised serious doubts about the forward’s physical status.
MacMahon fired at length, “The guy strained his hamstring a couple nights ago and he’s questionable. I don’t know who they’re trying to fool. There’s no way OG Anunoby can play. I mean, it’s ludicrous.
“We saw Anunoby a couple of years ago come back after missing four games and try to go on a strained hamstring. He dragged his leg around for five minutes, got absolutely torched. He can’t play.
“The hope is he can be back, maybe at some point later in this series, maybe next series. They need OG Anunoby, and they need him at his best to get to the finals. If you play him, you’re risking losing him for the rest of the post-season.”
