The news that Amar'e Stoudemire will be sidelined for six weeks could not have come at a worse time for the New York Knicks.
This timetable means that the power forward might miss the rest of the regular season.
It's another setback for the power forward, who has been plagued with knee injuries for most of his career. He underwent microfracture surgery in 2005 and missed the first two months of this season while recovering from another knee surgery.
While Stoudemire did not practice on Saturday and was listed as questionable for the game against the Utah Jazz, few could have predicted that he was about to take such an extended absence from basketball.
After he came back from his last injury at the beginning of January, Stoudemire has been rock solid for the Knicks. He has averaged 14.2 PPG in 23 MPG with a 22.03 PER.
Stoudemire has been so valuable over the past three months because of his efficient shooting. He is averaging 57 percent from the field, which has been critical as most of New York's other scorers have regressed.
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Amar’e Stoudemire’s Injury Dooms the New York Knicks
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