OG Anunoby’s latest injury could wreck Knicks’ dreams if it’s serious

The thing about health is it could be there one moment and gone the next.

It could turn with one false step, one weird pivot into a triple-threat position. The Knicks avoided major injuries for 48 games, testing the fate of a rotation that required availability to counter its paper-thin nature.

But luck has limits. And Saturday night, as the Lakers celebrated both a resounding victory and their shocking acquisition of Luka Doncic, produced the scariest moment of the Knicks season.

OG Anunoby holds his right foot in the second quarter before exiting in the following quarter with a right foot sprain in the Knicks’ loss to the Lakers. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

OG Anunoby, who has a long history of injuries and missing games, froze up on the 3-point line and held the back of his right leg. He was gearing up for a shot or a pump fake against LeBron James, who was closing out at the fastest speed a 40-year-old could muster.

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