Posted by 28 days ago. We want to be cautious with it. "Going through it, doing my treatment every day, them knowing when to pull me out and things of that nature. “And they say it happens to pitchers, too.”In the Knicks’ limited practice time, Smith has been spotted in for contract drills but not all.“He does portions of it,” interim coach Mike Miller said. "That’s how it happened, just playing through it and it got aggravated again," Smith said. Dennis Smith Jr. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) This NBA season, D’Angelo Russell was the first real All-Star New York basketball was able to see in a long time. Ntilikina was hampered the second half of last season with a groin strain. 52% Upvoted.
31 comments. "We’re just looking at it right now like I’m making progress.
share. Through 21 games, Smith is averaging 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting just 32.5 percent from the field and 29.3 percent from the perimeter.His shooting struggles, in particular, are troubling considering he worked on that all summer and was confident the work would pay off once the season started. Smith was a key part of the return the Knicks got from the Dallas Mavericks in the Kristaps Porzingis trade, and they're still trying to determine what exactly they have in the young point guard.With Smith out, Elfrid Payton has gotten the bulk of the minutes at point guard, along with Frank Ntilikina. The good thing about it is I’m making progress.”Smith is not surprised he suffered the rare basketball injury considering how it happened.
He reminisced about his former AAU North Carolina teammate Bam Adebayo, who is putting up an All-Star caliber season for the Heat. They said I’m recovering faster than normal from it. We want to get back, hit the ground running. He's gone through struggles on the court, particularly with his shooting, but off the court hasn't been any easier. "I’m actually healing faster," Smith said. He probably needs to get out of NY asap. The Knicks' Dennis Smith Jr., left, and Kevin Knox II look on from the bench during the second half against the Suns at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 16. "New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. strained his left oblique early last week, and missed his second consecutive game when the Knicks played the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on Saturday. I’m feeling better. What happened to Dennis Smith Jr.? He does something and comes out. There’s no clear projection on a return despite talk of progress.“It’s actually faster (than I expected),” Smith said regarding his timetable. “I still feel pain with those moves. In this video we discuss Dennis Smith Jr. of the New York Knicks, how he got hyped up, and why he isn't living up to that hype. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- JR Smith expressed regret over beating up a man he says smashed his truck window as seen in a video that went viral Sunday.. There's no specific timetable for when he could return. Seemed like a winner and leader in college but his game has completely crumbled in two stops in his short time in the league. It’s a good thing. Dennis Smith Jr.’s oblique strain is taking on a life of its own. They were on the same team when Smith was in middle school.As Smith goes through these struggles, he can use Adebayo’s journey as inspiration.“I just think it’s a shame,” Spoelstra said. save hide report. It was from a cross-court pass in practice, he said. Dennis Smith Jr. would resell Adidas gear. NEW YORK — Dennis Smith Jr. is feeling better, but isn't ready to get back on the court just yet. … But at that time his standard as a player was to emulate Dennis Thurman , who had been such an outstanding player previously at Samohi in 1974 who also later starred at USC and Smith would eventually follow Thurman as a freshman to run track and play football at USC as a safety. Smith was the ACC freshman of the year in 2016-17 and the Wolfpack’s top player during his lone season with … "Smith initially tweaked his oblique during a night workout at the Knicks' training facility. What happened to Dennis Smith Jr? I’m going through the process. Smith lost his stepmother earlier in the season and had to be away from the team. “He hasn’t been completely full blown. "I still feel some pain with those moves, so we are trying to work through that right now," Smith said.
“It’s moves that’s necessary for me to play the way that I play,” said Smith, whose strength is his penetrating ability. We’re trying to work through that and they know when to remove me.”Smith has played just 21 games in his first full season with the Knicks, and there have been signals He was relaxed before Sunday’s game, sitting in the locker room in sunglasses (it was almost 70 degrees outside).