Knicks rookies’ home debut will likely have to wait
By Marc BermanDecember 25, 2020 | 8:44pm | Updated
The two rookies probably won’t make their home Knicks debuts Saturday against the Sixers.
Forward Obi Toppin has a hurting calf, and point guard Immanuel Quickley is still nursing a hip pointer, leaving both doubtful for the Garden opener on the injury report released Friday. The Knicks also face the Bucks on Sunday, and their status could be in jeopardy for that game, too.
Quickley injured his hip after getting checked by Indiana’s Myles Turner late in the first half in Wednesday’s opener. He missed the second half, when they were outscored 60-41, and his absence was felt when the Knicks didn’t get good point guard play.
Quickley, a projected second-round pick but taken 25th out of Kentucky, fast became a fan favorite with his electric play in the final two preseason games, including netting 22 points and five assists when he started the preseason finale against Cleveland.
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