Knicks Injuries: Evan Fournier OUT, Immanuel Quickley Available vs. Cleveland
Evan Fournier will not play in the New York Knicks' Tuesday night game against the Cleveland Cavaliers (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG). Fournier's absence comes as the Knicks are able to welcome back Immanuel Quickley (knee) back into their mix.
The team has officially listed Fournier as out due to "personal reasons" but Steve Popper of Newsday has reported that the veteran is with his family as his wife Laura has given birth to their second child.
The 2022-23 season, Fournier's second tour in New York has been a struggle after he set a team record for the most successful three-point attempt in a single season last year. He began the year as the team's primary shooting guard but fell out of the rotation after only 13 games, later going nearly two whole months without appearing in a game.
Injuries, including Quickley's, in the Knicks' frontcourt allowed Fournier to work his way back into the rotation. He has made seven appearances since Dec. 27 and has averaged 6.4 points over 15-plus minutes a game in that span. Fournier's inactivity has him attached to many a hypothetical trade as the Feb. 9 transactional deadline approaches.
The Knicks (25-23) will be more than happy to welcome Quickley back to their lineup after he missed Sunday's loss in Toronto, where he was a late scratch for the trip up north. Quickley, whose name has likewise floated in trade rumors, has accounted for a majority of the Knicks' bulk scoring in recent weeks, having reached double-figures in each of his last 17 appearances. Sunday marked his first absence of the season, leaving Isaiah Hartenstein and Julius Randle as the only Knicks who have partaken in all 48 games so far.
Geoff Magliocchetti is on Twitter @GeoffJMags
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