00:00Yeah, the other aspect of if O.G. is confident and feels good
00:03that he can be back in a day or two,
00:05is it smart to bring him back in a day or two?
00:08Because one thing about hamstring issues is they're tricky.
00:10Of course.
00:10And if you're running and gunning, you're running up and down the floor a lot,
00:13especially if the Sixers are trying to push it when Joel is not on the floor,
00:16there's really a decent chance of a re-injury.
00:19I mean, I go back to Jalen Williams in Oklahoma City.
00:21He had another hamstring issue earlier this season.
00:24There's a chance that it's related.
00:26It's a chance that it's a re-injury.
00:28And one of the risks when you come back too soon off a hamstring issue
00:31is the risk of re-injury as long as the Knicks are in a position of strength.
00:35And going into tonight, they are.
00:36May not last forever.
00:37They could certainly lose the next two games.
00:39And then all of a sudden, it's a very different discussion next week.
00:42But as long as you're in a position of strength,
00:44I think you want to be conservative with him.
00:47Not because you're cocky, not because you think the series is over,
00:50but because why would you put such an important player at risk for re-injury
00:55when we all know for this team to get 10 more wins
00:58and win an NBA championship,
00:59that job is a hell of a lot easier if OG on an OB is on the floor.
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