NEW YORK — New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby completed his first full practice session Friday since sustaining a hamstring injury, bringing the team one step closer to having their complete starting roster available for the Eastern Conference finals.
The starting forward has been sidelined for the last two contests of the Knicks’ second-round series victory over the Philadelphia 76ers after he strained his right hamstring during the closing moments of Game 2. While he participated in limited portions of Wednesday’s practice session when the team reconvened, he was held out of high-intensity drills.
However, coach Mike Brown confirmed that Anunoby participated in all team activities during Friday’s session.
The Knicks are positioned to host the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, contingent on Cleveland defeating Detroit in their sixth game Friday evening. Should that series extend to a seventh game, Anunoby would have additional recovery time until Tuesday.
Throughout the current postseason, Anunoby has posted averages of 21.4 points per contest while maintaining shooting percentages of 61.9% from the floor and 53.8% from beyond the three-point arc.
