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Friday / March 29.
  • Knicks’ Shumpert Done for Playoffs With Torn ACL

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    The Knicks suffered a devastating loss Saturday when rookie guard Iman Shumpert tore the ACL and lateral meniscus in his left knee during the third quarter of the team’s 100-67 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their playoff series.

    The news was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports and confirmed in a team statement.

    Shumpert will undergo surgery in New York and faces a 6-8 month recovery period.

    Jerome Jordan and Josh Harrellson carried Shumpert off the court after he collapsed at the 6:04 mark of the third period.

    It is almost impossible to overstate the significance of the loss of Shumpert, the team’s best on-ball defender and most athletic guard.

    They will move forward into Game 2 Monday night coming off a 33-point blowout loss and without their best rookie and top wing defender.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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