Knicks PF Amare Stoudemire will be out for the playoffs after he cut his left hand when he punched the glass case that encloses a fire extinguisher. Stoudemire did tweet afterwards "I am so mad at myself right now. I want to apologize to the fans and my team." This injury comes after the Knicks lost to the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference opening round playoffs. This caused lacerations on his left hand which required stitches. He is listed as day to day but realisticly it will take a little while for the wounds on his hand to heal.
The Knick's chances might not be as damaged by Stoudemire's absence as everyone might think. Stoudemire missed a total of 19 games during the regular season, and the team still went 14-5 during that stretch. This was due to both Carmelo Anthony's numbers and the team's performance as a whole. Both of which were noticably better when Amare Stoudemire was not in the lineup for the Knicks.
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