OG Anunoby Limped Off Late in Game 2 and the Knicks Won't Say What's Wrong

The New York Knicks took a 2-0 series lead over Philadelphia with a 108-102 win on Wednesday night, but they're heading into Game 3 with a cloud hanging over them. Forward OG Anunoby exited in the closing minutes with an apparent leg injury, and honest to god, nobody's talking about what actually happened to him.

Here's what we know: Anunoby walked off the floor gingerly after a dunk attempt with 2:56 left in the game. He signaled the bench he needed to come out right after Mikal Bridges hit a jumper to put the Knicks up 103-99. He finished with 24 points, five rebounds, four steals and a block in 37 minutes. Then he vanished from the rest of the game and the Knicks offered basically nothing on the injury front.

The Coach Doesn't Even Know What Happened

Knicks coach Mike Brown straight up deferred to the team spokesman after the game. "It looked like he was hopping, but I don't know anything," Brown said. "They haven't told me. I just know he left the game. Nobody said he was back. I haven't talked to anybody yet." The team didn't provide an update on what the specific injury was or whether Anunoby was even undergoing testing. That's the kind of vague that makes you nervous.

Losing Anunoby Would Hurt More Than You Might Think

This is the part that stings. Anunoby came into the night as the Knicks' second-leading scorer in the playoffs behind Jalen Brunson, but more importantly, he's been the most efficient player on the floor. He's shooting 64% from the field and nearly 60% from 3-point range on almost five attempts per night. That's elite. That's the kind of shooting you need when you're trying to win a championship.

When asked about it after the game, Brunson wasn't offering much either. "I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. I don't know too much," he said. Karl-Anthony Towns, who had 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, echoed the same uncertainty: "I really don't know. We'll regroup tomorrow and see what the whole situation is."

The Knicks have the series in hand right now. But if Anunoby's injury is serious, everything changes. We'll know more when the team finally decides to actually tell us something.

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