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Why isn’t the Knicks’ Julius Randle playing in Game 3 against the Pacers today?
The New York Knicks have a two-game lead in the conference semi-finals, but remain without star forward Randle, who isn’t expected back for a number of months.
Long-term casualty Julius Randle remains on the sidelines for the New York Knicks, as Tom Thibodeau’s men take on the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of the teams’ NBA Playoffs series.
The Knicks hold a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semi-final, after following up a 121-117 win in Monday’s series opener with a 130-121 triumph in Game 2 on Wednesday.
Having secured back-to-back victories at Madison Square Garden, New York now travel to Indianapolis for their first road game of the semi-final clash.
What injury does Randle have and when will he return?
Randle has been out since late January after dislocating his right shoulder in a regular-season win over the Miami Heat. Having initially sought to avoid surgery and make it back in time for the postseason, he was forced to undergo a campaign-ending operation in early April.
Announcing that Randle was to go under the knife, the Knicks said the 29-year-old forward would be “re-evaluated in five months”.
Who else is on the Knicks’ injury report?
New York are also without Bojan Bogdanovic, who sustained a foot injury during the first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers; Mitchell Robinson, who hasn’t appeared since Game 1 against the Pacers due to an ankle problem; and OG Anunoby, who left Game 2 with a hamstring strain. Bogdanovic and Robinson have both been ruled out for the rest of the season.
Meanwhile, Jalen Brunson has been listed as questionable for Game 3, as the 27-year-old deals with what is described as “soreness” in his right foot. Brunson has top-scored for the Knicks in every game so far in the postseason, averaging 35.6 points.
Knicks - Pacers schedule:
Game 1: Knicks 121, Pacers 117 -- New York lead 1-0
Game 2: Knicks 130, Pacers 121 -- New York lead 2-0
Game 3: Friday, May 10 -- Knicks at Pacers, 7pm ET / 4pm PT
Game 4: Sunday, May 12 -- Knicks at Pacers, 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT
Game 5*: Tuesday, May 14 -- Pacers at Knicks, 8pm ET / 5pm PT
Game 6*: Friday, May 17 -- Knicks at Pacers
Game 7*: Sunday, May 19 -- Pacers at Knicks
* If necessary
Knicks vs 76ers: start time, how to watch
The New York Knicks visit the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis today, Friday May 10 2024, with tip-off at Gainbridge Fieldhouse scheduled for 7pm ET / 4pm PT.
Viewers in the United States will be able to watch the game live on ESPN, and have the option of streaming the action on the online platform fuboTV, which offers new users a free trial.
Enjoy the Knicks vs the Pacers live on fuboTV.
The No. 2 seed in the East, the Knicks are bidding to reach the conference finals for the first time since the 1999/2000 season. The most recent of the franchise’s two NBA championships came back in 1973.