Report: Knicks' Iman Shumpert Needs MRI For Injured Knee

For the second time today, we've witnessed what's potentially a major knee injury in these NBA playoffs -- Iman Shumpert will not return for the Knicks in their Game 1 against the Miami Heat, and according to ABC sideline reporter Lisa Salters, Shumpert is now being taken to a local hospital for an MRI.

Shumpert collided with the Heat's Dwyane Wade with 6:07 left in the third quarter and the Knicks trailing 64-40. He was down for a minute and needed to be helped off the floor; he was taken to the locker room and examined by both the New York and Miami team doctors.

Shumpert started 35 games for the Knicks as a rookie this season; he averaged 9.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists. But perhaps more importantly, he was known as the team's best perimeter defender, often guarding the opposing team's best scorer.