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The Knicks now have three players in COVID-19 protocols as rookie shooting guard Quentin Grimes has been ruled out Tuesday vs. the Warriors.
Grimes is coming off a breakout 27-point performance Sunday vs. Milwaukee when he hit a rookie record seven 3-pointers. Knicks power forward Obi Toppin, who previously had the hot hand, was put into protocols Saturday night and missed the game against the Bucks.
RJ Barrett was put into protocols Sunday morning and was also absent.
The players need two negative tests in a 24-hour span to return before the ten-day maximum. The Knicks had come off a road trip to Indiana and Toronto. Both clubs were also hit with COVID-19.
If the Knicks are missing all three players vs. the Warriors, it might finally give Tom Thibodeau impetus to play point guard Kemba Walker, a DNP-CD the past seven games since his demotion.
The Knicks are 1-6 in that span and are 12-15 overall.
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