Why Josh Hart could be the glue to help the Knicks through their OG Anunoby uncertainty

Nypost · May 08, 2026 · 94 words · By Ryan Dunleavy

NBA playoffs New York Knicks Player Injury

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The news that OG Anunoby is day-to-day with a right hamstring strain and could miss Friday’s Game 3 (and maybe more) of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the 76ers is a blow to the psyche of every Knicks fan who felt invincible after five straight…

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It wasn’t that long ago that the Knicks looked like a threat to go to the NBA Finals in 2024 before a differemt Anunoby hamstring injury marred a seven-game series against the Pacers.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: could miss Friday’s Game 3 (and maybe more) of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the 76ers.

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Claim 1: “could miss Friday’s Game 3 (and maybe more) of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the 76ers”

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Multiple sources confirm the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Knicks and 76ers, and specifically state that Anunoby is questionable/day-to-day for Game 3 on Friday in Philadelphia.

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web search NEUTRAL — As the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinal between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers heads down Interstate 95 for Games 3 and 4 on Friday and Sunday, there is plenty to dissect.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48705360/nba-playoffs-20…

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web search NEUTRAL — OG Anunoby was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain and is questionable for Friday night’s Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series in Philadelphia. Anunoby suffered the injury late in …
https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-og-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — OG Anunoby didn't play in the final 2:31 of New York's Game 2 win.Anunoby was not on the Knicks’ bench as they completed a fourth-quarter rally in which they outscored the 76ers 19-12 in the final fra…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7260124/2026/05/07/og-anuno…

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Claim 2: “OG Anunoby is day-to-day with a right hamstring strain”

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Three independent sources (AOL, ESPN via Shams Charania, and SNY via Ian Begley) all confirm that OG Anunoby has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain and is considered day-to-day.

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web search NEUTRAL — New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby has been diagnosed with right hamstring strain and is considered day-to-day with the injury, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.
https://www.aol.com/articles/reports-knicks-og-anunoby-day-1…

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web search NEUTRAL — Knicks forward OG Anunoby has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain and will be day-to-day, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.
https://abc7ny.com/post/sources-knicks-og-anunoby-has-hamstr…

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web search NEUTRAL — OG Anunoby is being considered day-to-day with a right hamstring strain, sources tell SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley. Anunoby will be listed as questionable heading into Friday's Game 3 in Philadelphia, b…
https://sny.tv/articles/knicks-og-anunoby-day-to-day-right-h…

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Claim 3: “a differemt Anunoby hamstring injury marred a seven-game series against the Pacers”

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Two separate web search results confirm that Anunoby suffered a hamstring injury during a series against the Pacers, which caused him to miss four games and exit Game 7 early.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anunoby suffered a hamstring injury during that series against the Pacers, which caused him to miss four full games and most of game seven in a series loss.
https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/former-indiana…

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web search NEUTRAL — O.G. Anunoby injury update. Anunoby started Game 7 but exited with 7:19 remaining in the first quarter and did not return. He finished with five points on 2-for-2 shooting from the field in his five m…
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/og-anunoby-hamstrin…

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web search NEUTRAL — A hamstring injury for Anunoby may result in Thibodeau's rotation going from seven players to only six players. Josh Hart has played in all 48 minutes through the first two games of this series, while…
https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-og-…

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Claim 4: “five straight playoff wins, including four blowouts”

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While one source mentions a 'barrage of playoff blowouts' and a specific Game 1 blowout (137-98), there is no evidence in the provided text confirming a streak of 'five straight playoff wins' or that exactly 'four' of them were blowouts.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Knicks were successful during their early years and were constant playoff contenders under the franchise's first head coach, Joe Lapchick. Beginning in 1950, the Knicks made three consecutive appe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks

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web search NEUTRAL — New York Knicks. Why Karl-Anthony Towns is downplaying Knicks’ barrage of playoff blowouts.NEW YORK – The New York Knicks trounced the Philadelphia 76ers at home in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Se…
https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-kar…

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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news, poli…
https://www.nytimes.com/

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