Richard Jefferson didn’t hold back during Game 6 of The New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics when OG Anunoby suddenly got the call to check in with nine minutes left on the clock. “I think OG don’t know if he’s going in now,” Jefferson said on the ESPN broadcast, raising eyebrows as much as the substitution itself. “He had it a little hamsterring twins a couple of games ago. You’re putting him back in with 9 minutes to go in this game.”
OG’s been nursing that hamstring, and with playoff intensity peaking, the timing of his re-entry felt more risky than calculated.
Jefferson, a 17-year vet who knows the wear-and-tear of a deep postseason run, added, “Tibbs is an outstanding coach. You have to start regulating your players and that starts now.” It wasn’t a cheap shot—it was a clear call-out of the old-school grind-all mindset. The Knicks are walking a tightrope with Anunoby’s health, and Jefferson was just saying what a lot of fans were thinking.
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