GREENBURGH — New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd will miss Friday’s game against the Washington Wizards due to lower back spasms.
Kidd has missed three games due to the ailment.
He said on Friday that he underwent an MRI which returned positive results and he hopes to return sometime next week on the Knicks’ three-game road trip, starting Wednesday in Charlotte. The Knicks play at Miami on Thursday and on the road against the Bulls next Saturday.
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Pablo Prigioni isn’t even the Jason Kidd of Argentina so to think the 35 year old rookie can suddenly morph into the 39 year old future Hall of Fame point guard is asking for a bit much.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York guard Jason Kidd will miss the Knicks’ game in Milwaukee on Wednesday, sitting out again with lower back spasms.
New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd did not play in Monday’s showdown with the Brooklyn Nets due to lower back spasms.
Every weekday throughout the season, ESPNNewYork.com will tackle a burning question about the Knicks in our “Opening Tip” segment.
Today’s Burning Question: Are you surprised by the impact Jason Kidd has had on the Knicks thus far?
If you just look at his stats, it might be hard to understand the importance of Jason Kidd.
Kidd, 39, is averaging 8 points, 2.1 steals, 3.4 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 26 minutes per game for the Knicks.
But measuring Kidd’s impact by stats alone is a mistake.
WHAT IT MEANS: The Knicks lost Round 1 of the East River Rivalry on Monday night, in excruciating fashion.
They fell short in overtime in their first trip to Brooklyn, and also lost two starters to injury.
Ronnie Brewer left the game in the fourth quarter with a dislocated left ring finger, and Jason Kidd was unavailable due to lower back spasms. The severity of the injuries is unknown at this point.
As for the game, the Nets outscored the Knicks 12-5 in overtime.
NEW YORK (AP) — Knicks point guard Jason Kidd missed New York’s game against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night because of back spasms.
Alas, late word’s come down that Jason Kidd’s out with back spasms. Maybe. No one knows for sure what it is. The Knicks lead the league in pointless secret-keeping. The Knicks are supersizing in Kidd’s absence, Fred Kerber hath twat, going with a Kurt Thomas-Chandler-Melo-Brewer-Felton starting five. Interesting… Welp, this should be a fascinating soft [...]
HOUSTON — When it comes to Jeremy Lin, the Knicks have moved on.
“My thing is this: It was a good run, but we went in a different direction. We went out, we fielded guys like (Jason) Kidd and Raymond (Felton) and Pablo (Prigioni), guys we felt can help us and they’ve been great for us,” head coach Mike Woodson said on Friday.
“The Jeremy Lin thing is behind us and we’ve moved on in another direction. We wish Jeremy nothing but the best here in Houston, until he plays us.