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Quentin Grimes won’t need surgery, will be re-evaluated in two weeks

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Knicks say Quentin Grimes (subluxation of right patella) will be sidelined for at least two weeks.
More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com4:23 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
The Knicks say Quentin Grimes will be re-evaluated in two weeks after he injured his right patella last night against Miami. – 4:21 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Knicks announce Quentin Grimes (sublaxation of right patella) will be re-evaluated in two weeks. – 4:21 PM
Steve Popper @StevePopper
Knicks say Quentin Grimes (subluxation of right patella) will be re-evaluated in two weeks. – 4:21 PM
JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Knicks guard Quentin Grimes (subluxation of right patella) will miss at least two weeks of action, the team says. – 4:21 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Quentin Grimes underwent an MRI this morning that revealed he will not need surgery on his right knee after suffering a sublaxation of his patella last night, source confirms.
@Ian Begley first to report. – 4:17 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Knicks guard Quentin Grimes will be re-evaluated in 2 weeks after further testing to his right knee showed that he wouldn’t need surgery, per sources. He will rest and do physical therapy and then be re-evaluated, per sources. Unclear how much time the promising rookie will miss – 4:12 PM
Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
There’s some optimism with Quentin Grimes knee dislocation not being severe but thinking about how much Knicks rookie was looking forward to Sunday’s brother Garden doubleheader. Quentin vs. Sixers at 1 p.m. His brother Tyler plays for Vancouver facing Rangers at 7:30 pm. – 9:16 AM
Steve Popper @StevePopper
Knicks’ Quentin Grimes suffers subluxation of right patella newsday.com/sports/basketb… via @Newsday8:35 AM
Quentin Grimes @qdotgrimes
Everything’s all good y’all ! 🙏🏽 – 10:54 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Tom Thibodeau says he hasn’t spoken to the trainers about Quentin Grimes yet, so no update on his patella injury. – 10:34 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
If you’re looking for more information on the patella subluxation in the wake of the Quentin Grimes injury, check out the always informative @Jeff Stotts: instreetclothes.com/2020/08/06/und…9:12 PM
Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
Adding insult to more injury, Knicks rookie SG Quentin Grimes has subluxation of right patella and is done for night. It’s a partial dislocation of kneecap. – 8:58 PM
Steve Popper @StevePopper
Knicks say Quentin Grimes has a subluxation of the right patella – dislocation – and will not return to the game – 8:57 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Knicks say Quentin Grimes has a subluxation of the right patella. He won’t return to game tonight. – 8:57 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Quentin Grimes has a subluxation of his right patella in his knee and will not return, Knicks say. Grimes hurt the knee earlier tonight. – 8:57 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Knicks have ruled out Quentin Grimes due to a subluxation of right patella – 8:53 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Watching the replay on Quentin Grimes injury and tough to tell but it might be non-contact on the knee. Not a good sign if true. – 8:15 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Quentin Grimes was helped off the floor by teammates late in the first quarter. Teammates seemed concerned as rookie left the court in discomfort. – 8:13 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Well this sucks – Quentin Grimes injured his right knee and had to be carried off the court and straight to the locker room
It looked like a non-contact injury – 8:12 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Former Kansas and Houston guy Quentin Grimes is hobbling off the floor at MSG with some kind of right leg injury. Went down near the baseline while with the Knicks – 8:12 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Quentin Grimes being helped off the court after going down. Cam Reddish coming in in his place. – 8:11 PM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Quentin Grimes being helped off the court. Looked like he banged knees trying to run around a screen. – 8:11 PM

More on this storyline

Emerging rookie guard Quentin Grimes suffered a subluxation of his right patella — a partially dislocated kneecap — in the first quarter of the Knicks’ 115-100 loss to the Heat on Friday night. He left the court needing help from his teammates and was not putting any pressure on his right leg as he headed straight to the locker room. He did not return. “Everything’s all good y’all!” Grimes later tweeted with a prayer hands emoji. -via New York Post / February 26, 2022
Coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game he had not yet spoken to the training staff, so he did not have an update on Grimes. But the severity of his injury will likely not be known until he undergoes an MRI exam to determine if there is any ligament damage. Patellar dislocations that do not require surgery typically take three to six weeks to fully recover from, according to an article from UConn Health. The Knicks have just over six weeks left in the regular season. “He’s played really well, [so] it’s unfortunate,” Thibodeau said. “He’s put a lot of work into it. Hopefully when we’re updated it’s nothing serious.” -via New York Post / February 26, 2022
The non-contact injury happened with 2:30 left in the first quarter, just 14 seconds after Grimes had checked into the game. He was trying to fight around a P.J. Tucker screen on the baseline when his right knee buckled and he went down in visible pain, grabbing at the knee. Grimes, the Knicks’ first-round pick in 2021, has become a Thibodeau favorite for his tough defense and sharp 3-point shooting. He came into Friday averaging 6.5 points on 39.8 percent shooting from deep and had earned more playing time leading into the All-Star break. “That’s tough, man,” said Julius Randle, who was one of the Knicks who tended to Grimes on the far baseline. “He was playing really well and giving us a lot. We definitely missed him and his ability to spread the floor today, a lot of different stuff and how he competes on the defensive end.” -via New York Post / February 26, 2022

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