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The Knicks got a big boost ahead of the Eastern Conference Finals as OG Anunoby was a full participant in Friday’s practice, head coach Mike Brown said.
“He practiced today in full,” Brown said, adding, “Everything we did today, he did.”
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The forward, who made his return to practice in a limited capacity on Wednesday, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury he sustained in New York’s Game 2 win over the Philadelphia 76ers last Wednesday.
Asked if he saw that as an encouraging development, the head coach said that “anytime anybody is able to do anything like that, it’s always encouraging.”
With the Detroit – Cleveland series playing Game 6 on Friday night, the earliest the Eastern Conference Finals could begin is Sunday. Brown didn’t go as far as to say that Anunoby would be able to return after missing the final two games of the sweep of the Sixers.
“At the end of the day, I’m a wait and let the medical group tell me each day what he can do,” he said. “We’ll see if they tell me something different tomorrow. But it’s definitely encouraging to see somebody be able to go out there and practice a full practice like OG did.”
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SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley reported last week that Anunoby’s hamstring strain was minor and truly a day-to-day thing, adding that the general feeling about it was “optimism” inside the locker room.
Begley also noted at the time that it was possible Anunoby could suit up for Game 3 or Game 4 against Philadelphia. However, once the Knicks took a 3-0 series lead, it made little sense to have Anunoby play in Game 4.
If the Pistons win on Friday to extend the series with the Cavaliers, the ECF would not begin until Tuesday.
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