After the game against the Hawks, the New York franchise spoke of a “sore knee” concerning Obi Toppin, victim of a knee-to-knee shock with Aaron Holiday. The examinations made it possible to obtain more precision and finally, it is not the knee which is affected.
The MRI indeed showed a fracture of the right fibula (fibula). Result: the interior will remain in the infirmary for two to three weeks.
Even if he only plays 17 minutes per game, for 7.7 points on average, it is one rotation less for Tom Thibodeau, who could turn to RJ Barrett to temporarily occupy the position of strong winger.
“We will find a solution, but I like the idea that RJ plays a few minutes in this position” confirms Thibodeau. “I think he showed us last year that he could be effective in position 4, and I think that’s a possibility. »
Through the game of musical chairs, perhaps Cam Reddish or Evan Fournier could take advantage of this to regain the ground…
| Obi Toppin | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 62 | 11 | 49.8 | 30.6 | 73.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 72 | 17 | 53.1 | 30.8 | 75.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 25 | 17 | 42.1 | 35.1 | 82.4 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.7 |
| Total | 159 | 15 | 50.1 | 31.9 | 76.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.9 | |
