Carmelo Anthony Injury: Knicks Forward Leaves Game With Sprained Right Ankle

↵The key quote is as follows: “Yeah I had a boot on last night. They wanted me on crutches, but it was messin’ my swag up.”

↵And having been forced to use crutches for an extended period of time, I’d have to agree with Anthony. Hard to look good on crutches, especially with that under-arm chaffing.

Anthony injured his ankle after stepping awkwardly on a loose ball play, knocking him out for most of the second half. The Knicks were losing by 13 points early in the third quarter when the injury occurred. By the end of the quarter they were down 23, before going on to lose by a 94-83 final margin.

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Anthony had previously injured what appeared to be his left arm or wrist earlier in the game, but he stayed in and sank two long jump shots to assuage any concerns that it would affect his play. He could not, apparently, play through his ankle injury. The injury was an ugly one; he stepped awkwardly scrambling for a loose ball and the ankle rolled all the way until it touched the ground.

‘Melo is leading the Knicks in scoring with 26.6 points a game entering the Grizzlies match. He’s also leading the team with 4.5 assists per game, which probably speaks more to the Knicks’ problems at point guard than his passing ability. Regardless, the Knicks offense hasn’t been terrific when Anthony’s been on the floor, but it’s been terrible without him in the game all season. This game has been no different, as the Knicks quickly went down by more than 20 without him.