Report: Knicks' Anthony To Have Shoulder Re-Examined; Prigioni's Wife Wants Out?
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Knicks star Carmelo Anthony won't need surgery on his troublesome knee, and the team hopes it'll be the same for his injured shoulder, according to the New York Daily News.
Anthony will have his left shoulder re-examined now that the Knicks have been eliminated from the playoffs, the Daily News reported.
He hurt the shoulder on April 14 and aggravated it in the first round against Boston. A banged-up Anthony insisted he was "fine" after the Celtics series.
"(I)t really just kind of popped in and out a little bit," he said. "But I'm fine."
New York was eliminated Saturday by the Indiana Pacers.
The Knicks are "hopeful" the injury "is not serious and that it will improve with rest and therapy and won't require surgery," the Daily News reported. Also according to the paper, Anthony won't need arthroscopic surgery on his now-better right knee.
Meanwhile, J.R. Smith said he wants "to retire a Knick" when asked about his future following New York's ouster Saturday. He's expected to opt out of his contract this offseason.
"I don't want to go anywhere else," said the guard, who picked the wrong time of year to go ice-cold. "I love it. I love my teammates. I love my coaches. I was sitting in the locker room looking at my jersey after the game just knowing I don't want to be anywhere else except for in the orange and blue. So we'll see."
Guard Pablo Prigioni will also have a big decision to make. The impending free agent may head back to the Spanish league next season because his wife "wants to return overseas," the New York Post reported.
“I think it’s not the moment to talk about that now," Prigioni said Saturday, according to the Post. “It’s painful to lose. It’s painful to start the vacation now. This is about the team. Now I stay quiet.”
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