Drops of blood stained the carpet leading up to the back entrance of the New York Knicks’ locker room. The glass portion of a nearby fire-extinguisher case was quickly replaced. And Amare Stoudemire needed doctors and paramedics to treat a postgame cut on his left hand.
Game 2 probably wasn’t all the Knicks lost in Miami on Monday night.
A team source told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols that Stoudemire injured the hand while punching the glass casing surrounding a fire extinguisher located in a hallway at the AmericanAirlines Arena. The Knicks power forward suffered lacerations on his left hand which required stitches.
Stoudemire left the building with his arm in a sling and what appeared to be a bulky wrap over his left hand, long after the Heat took control of the teams’ Eastern Conference first-round series with a 104-94 win over the Knicks, going up 2-0 in the matchup.
It resumes Thursday in New York, and although the Knicks were saying nothing for certain, it seems most unlikely that Stoudemire would be able to play.
“I am so mad at myself right now,” Stoudemire tweeted after the game. “I want to apologize to the fans and my team, not proud of my actions, headed home for a new start.”
“I really don’t know what’s the situation with that,” said Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, who said he was “on the court” when whatever happened with Stoudemire occurred.
Knicks center Tyson Chandler said he did not expect Stoudemire to play Game 3. An update from the Knicks said, “Extent of injury is unknown at this time.”
-ESPN
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