New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin will not play tonight against the Hawks in Atlanta because of a sore left knee, the team confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.
Lin has missed two games because of the injury, which surfaced against the Pistons last weekend.
When Lin is able to return, the coaching staff will monitor his minutes because the injury is a result of overuse, according to a Newsday report on Sulia.com.
“Yeah, I got a bunch of guys that I got to watch minutes,” Knicks coach Mike Woodson said, according to the report. “But we have enough players to do that I think where we don’t have to burn guys and play 30 or 35 minutes or 40 minutes. When guys get back I have to watch that closely.”
Baron Davis is expected to start at point guard in place of Lin tonight, according to ESPNNewYork.com.
The Knicks (26-25) come home Saturday to play the Cavaliers.
Winners of eight of their past nine, the Knicks got 25 points and great defense out of Iman Shumpert in Wednesday’s victory over the Magic, and probasketballtalk.com noted that they are going to need more games like that out of role players.
Lin, 23, is averaging 14.6 points and 6.1 assists in his second in the league. His absence comes at a pivotal time: New York enters tonight’s game 2½ games ahead of the Bucks for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks also are 2½ games behind the Celtics and 76ers for first place in the Atlantic Division.
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