NEW YORK — The 2016-17 season will be Carmelo Anthony’s 15th in the NBA. He’s also 32 years old and since joining the Knicks six years ago has had his left knee operated on twice.
Unfortunately, this is par for the Knicks' core.
If the Knicks remain healthy this season, they could rise to the top of the Eastern Conference. But what happens when the injuries start to mount?
There’s Derrick Rose, whose medical history we’re all familiar with (162 games missed over the past four years) and who’s already missed multiple practices and preseason games due a civil rape suit in Los Angeles. If the civil suit ends in a mistrial, the case would be retried during the regular season. The ongoing Los Angeles Police Department investigation into the rape charges could pull Rose away from the team as well.
Free-agent acquisition Joakim Noah, another former All-Star on the back nine of his career, played just 29 games last year due to a bum left shoulder and has spent the past couple of weeks watching from the sidelines thanks to a hamstring injury.
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