SALT LAKE CITY – The nightmare Eddy Curry saga took an even darker turn when the Knicks maligned center revealed he has something torn in his calf that will take six to eight weeks to rehabilitate.

Curry is lost for the season as his comeback from knee surgery never materialized. He's played 10 games in two seasons, but still is under contract for next season.

Curry was slated to return in San Antonio two weeks ago before he sustained calf tightness that turned into a sharp pain.

A Knicks official said on Friday the MRI revealed the calf injury showed only a strain. The Knicks still will try to trade Curry next season when he becomes an expiring contract that will lift his market value.

"I tore something in my calf,'' Curry said in the visiting lockerroom at the former Delta Center this morning. "It's a tear. I was told it takes 6-to-8 weeks to heal. It's something that runs through the whole body that encases the muscle. I tore that.''

When Al Harrington, seated next to Curry at their locker, laughed, Curry said, "I swear I'm not making this up. It was freak. Something always happens to me. I don't understand it.''

Curry said he must have done it overcompensating for his knee during his hard rehab and was not a weight issue.

Asked if he's worn the jersey for the last time, Curry said, "Not at all. I'll work hard this summer and prove myself next year.''

Donnie Walsh desperately wanted to see Curry the final weeks of the season to see if the club can adjust to a low-post presence.

"I wanted it too,'' Curry said. "I did everything in my power to stay injury free. For whatever reason, this is one of those years.''

Mike D'Antoni said it looks doubtful they would bring Wilson Chandler back at this point with his sore groin. Chandler told The Post yesterday he still was aiming to come back after the trip. But D'Antoni said it may not be worth it.

"I would've loved to have him and Wilson both,'' D'Antoni said. “It didn't work out. The next step is to get ready for summer.''

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simrud wrote:I hate Curry, but this smacks of poor physical trainer handling of the injury.

The Knicks medical people have been messing up returns from injuries for years.

this smacks of an out of shape fat lazy ****

martin wrote:this smacks of an out of shape fat lazy ****

Don't hold back on our account. Tell us what you really think of him.

So... how much will DW buy him out for?

kam77 wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:With our luck he will land in Cleveland for the Minimum and drop 15 and 5 off the bench.

15 turnovers and five offensive fouls?

15 apple turnovers, maybe.

TMS wrote:lol @ the part about Harrington laughing when he heard this... just goes to show how those guys in the lockerroom look at Eddy Curry at this point... just 1 excuse after another.

hahaha.. for real.. I can picture Al laughing now.... funny stuff...

Curry said. "I did everything in my power to stay injury free."

Does this imply that he was injury free earlier and I missed it?

K22 wrote:

kam77 wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:With our luck he will land in Cleveland for the Minimum and drop 15 and 5 off the bench.

15 turnovers and five offensive fouls?

15 apple turnovers, maybe.

TMS wrote:lol @ the part about Harrington laughing when he heard this... just goes to show how those guys in the lockerroom look at Eddy Curry at this point... just 1 excuse after another.

That was pretty funny, the whole team is probably chukling, snickering, and pointing at him.

What a waiste....The medical staff has been revamp, I don't think it's Dr. Norman Scott any longer