{"id":62488,"date":"2024-01-29T12:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=62488"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:10:54","slug":"nba-news-julius-randle-injury-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/01\/29\/nba-news-julius-randle-injury-update\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA News: Julius Randle Injury Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday morning, ESPN&#8217;s Adrian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/39416025\/sources-optimism-knicks-julius-randle-weeks-not-months\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wojnarowski<\/a> provided an injury update on New York Knicks forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/randlju01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julius Randle<\/a>, stating that &#8220;indications are optimistic that his absence will be measured in weeks, not months&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>Julius Randle Injury<\/h3>\n<p>Randle suffered an apparent dislocated shoulder in the fourth quarter of Saturday&#8217;s showdown against the Miami Heat. With the Knicks leading by 17 points, Randle took a hard fall after colliding with Miami&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/randlju01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaime Jaquez Jr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sKf0MOtpuRc?si=Ga8089dfKZlfiq7q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Prior to his injury, Randle had 19 points, nine rebounds and three assists. New York went on to win the game 125-109. Knicks fans will be relieved to hear that their All-Star forward will miss weeks, and not months.<\/p>\n<h3>Julius Randle This Season<\/h3>\n<p>Randle endured a tough start to the season, struggling with his shot as the Knicks held an 11-6 record at the end of November. He only averaged 18.5 points on 36.4% field goal shooting.<\/p>\n<p>His play began to show remarkable signs of improvement in December, and he has carried that into January as well.<\/p>\n<p>In his last eighteen games, he upped his scoring to 26.2 points per game, shooting 51.2% from the field. During that stretch, the Knicks went 18-10.<\/p>\n<p>New York is the hottest team in the league at the moment, riding a six game win streak. One of those wins included 122-84 beatdown of the defending champion Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his injury, Randle had been a strong candidate to be selected for the All-Star team again. The former Kentucky forward has two All-Star selections to his name, both coming with the Knicks in 2021 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He is averaging 24 points, 9.2 rebounds, and five assists on the year. The Knicks are now 29-17 and sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<h3>How Knicks Can Handle Randle&#8217;s Injury<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/01\/29\/assessing-the-market-knicks-edition\/\" target=\"_self\">The Knicks have been rumored<\/a> to be searching for more players, including the Toronto Raptors&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownbr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Brown<\/a>. Prior to Toronto&#8217;s 100-126 loss to the Knicks, Brown was keen to let his desire to play in New York be known.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/01\/21\/sports\/raptors-bruce-brown-im-knicks-tom-thibodeaus-type-of-player\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a>, the 2023 NBA champion said &#8220;I am a dog. I play extremely hard on both ends of the floor. I can do just about whatever [Thibodeau] needs me to do&#8230;I would think [I\u2019m] the type of player that he likes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also spoke about his admiration for Knicks head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/coaches\/thiboto99c.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Thibodeau<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time we play Thibs I go up to him and shake his hand, just because of what he\u2019s done&#8230;Nothing but respect for Thibs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York&#8217;s Josh Hart also humorously weighed in on what he can do to help mitigate the loss of Randle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Josh Hart on making up for Julius Randle&#8217;s absence: &#8220;I think it\u2019s gonna be a collective (effort), unless between now and game time I can put on 45 pounds of mostly muscle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fred Katz (@FredKatz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FredKatz\/status\/1752007845040533821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next<\/h3>\n<p>Thibodeau will have to find a way to replace Randle&#8217;s production as New York looks to head into the All-Star break on a strong note.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks have nine games until then, including a six-game homestand at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>It is by no means an easy stretch, as they will face the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks, the Orlando Magic, and the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday morning, ESPN&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski provided an injury update on New York Knicks forward Julius Randle, stating that &#8220;indications are optimistic that his absence will be measured in weeks, not months&#8221;. Julius Randle Injury Randle suffered an apparent dislocated shoulder in the fourth quarter of Saturday&#8217;s showdown against the Miami Heat. 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