BREAKING: After two months of rehabilitation to attempt a return to the New York Knicks, All-NBA forward Julius Randle will undergo season-ending right shoulder surgery, sources tell ESPN.
“Terrible teammate”: Josh Hart jokes about New York Knicks forward Julius Randle’s latest fitness update
NBAFriday, 05 April 2024 at 16:00
The New York Knicks shooting guard Josh Hart joked about Julius Randle’s fitness update which left the side in a poor shape going into the playoffs.
The 29-year-old has been ruled out of action after dislocating his right shoulder back in late January.
Hart was recently quoted in a report where he jokingly called Randle a ‘terrible teammate’ for giving the Knicks hopes of returning to action.
"I feel for us because he just kept us in the wind for two months,” he jokingly said. “Terrible teammate, terrible human being.”
Hart, on a more serious note, expressed optimism that Randle will be able to return to full fitness before the start of the next season.
"As competitors, as hoopers, you never want your season to end on injury," said Hart. "So, we know that's a tough thing for him. Obviously, he wasn't able to end last year fully healthy, and he was playing great and had a great rhythm. So, it definitely was just unfortunate.
"But now, for him, it's just about hitting his rehab strong and getting better this offseason, and he'll come back next year better than he was this year."
Randle, while talking to the Bleacher Report, expressed disappointment after not being able to recover in time to take part in the remainder of the campaign.
"I want everyone to know that I did everything in my power to get back this season," said Randle. "That was my intention, to be playing right now. That's why I didn't opt for surgery when it happened.
“But what caused me to finally go through with getting surgery was about five weeks ago, I went through a full-contact session in pads and re-injured my shoulder. My s--t wasn't stable. I felt like I was in the same state when I first dislocated it, and It's been an uphill battle ever since.
"Choosing to get surgery was my only option at this point. It's frustrating, but I'm at peace knowing I tried everything."
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