{"id":628382,"date":"2026-05-07T06:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T06:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/628382\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T06:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T06:50:10","slug":"knicks-og-anunoby-exits-game-2-late-with-apparent-leg-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/628382\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks’ OG Anunoby exits Game 2 late with apparent leg injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — Forward OG Anunoby<\/a> exited in the closing minutes of the Knicks’ 108-102<\/a>Game 2 win over the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> on Wednesday night because of an apparent leg injury.<\/p>\n

Anunoby walked off the court gingerly after a dunk attempt and then signaled to the bench that he needed to come out of the game following a Mikal Bridges<\/a> jumper that put the Knicks up 103-99 with 2:56 to go.<\/p>\n

Asked about Anunoby after the game, Knicks coach Mike Brown deferred to a team spokesman. The Knicks, though, didn’t provide an update on what the specific injury was or whether Anunoby was undergoing testing.<\/p>\n

“It looked like he was hopping, but I don’t know anything,” Brown said. “They haven’t told me. I just know he left the game. Nobody said he was back. I haven’t talked to anybody yet.”<\/p>\n

Anunoby finished with 24 points, five rebounds, four steals and a block in 37 minutes as the Knicks seized a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. He entered as the Knicks’ second-leading scorer in the playoffs behind Jalen Brunson<\/a>, and its most efficient, shooting 64% from the field and nearly 60% from 3-point range on almost five attempts per game.<\/p>\n

Asked about the apparent injury after the game, Brunson said, “I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it. I don’t know too much.”<\/p>\n

Added Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a>, who had 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and has developed a chemistry with Anunoby in their playoff streak: “I really don’t know. We’ll regroup tomorrow and see what the whole situation is.”<\/p>\n

Anunoby was slowed by a left hamstring strain in the 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers<\/a>, causing him to sit out Games 3-6. He attempted to play in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden but lasted only five minutes before being pulled as the Knicks lost.<\/p>\n

Any absence this time would be a blow to a Knicks team that is playing at a high level at the most important time of the season.<\/p>\n

“We’ll see what it is, but it’s next man up,” Bridges said.<\/p>\n

Game 3 is Friday in Philadelphia.br\/]<\/p>\n

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