New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin will miss at least one week due to a strained right calf suffered in the season opener on Wednesday, the team announced on Saturday night.
Toppin did not practice following the season opener and did not play on Saturday versus the Philadelphia 76ers. He will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days and will likely miss at least the next four games while he recovers from the injury.
The eighth overall pick recorded nine points, three rebounds and two blocks in 24 minutes of work in the season-opening loss to the Indiana Pacers. Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau said that Toppin was moving better on Saturday so the injury doesn’t appear to be too serious.
An MRI confirmed that Obi Toppin has a strained right calf. He will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days.
— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) December 27, 2020
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