Tony Bradley is listed day-to-day on the Knicks' injury report and will not play in Thursday's preseason game against the Wizards. The coach's-decision designation keeps him out of New York's preseason opener as the team manages his workload before the regular season.
What happened
The Knicks listed Tony Bradley as day-to-day on Thursday's 6:23 p.m. ET injury report, with the issue marked coach's decision and rest. Bradley is not in line to play in Thursday's preseason game against the Wizards, Stefan Bondy of The New York Post reports. The report does not list a previous status for Bradley. New York's injury report also lists Kevin McCullar Jr., Ochai Agbaji and Drew Eubanks as day-to-day for the same coach's-decision reason, along with Jose Alvarado, who is day-to-day with a left knee issue. Bradley's expected return is listed as Oct. 12.
What it means for the Knicks
New York hosts Washington on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV, its preseason opener, and Bradley will not play. He is a reserve big man who averaged 11.0 minutes, 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds across 41 games last season. With him out, frontcourt minutes behind Karl-Anthony Towns fall to Mitchell Robinson, who averaged 19.6 minutes and 5.7 points last season. Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges lead the rest of the rotation. The Knicks have not played a game yet this season, so there is no record with or without Bradley to compare.
What to watch
The Knicks' next injury report comes out ahead of their following preseason game, and Bradley's status will be updated then. His expected return is listed as Oct. 12. New York has more preseason games on the schedule before the regular season opens, and Bradley's progress will be tracked on each day's report until he is cleared to play.
Is Tony Bradley playing vs. the Wizards?
No. Bradley is day-to-day with a coach's-decision rest designation and is not in line to play in Thursday's preseason game against Washington, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post.
When will Tony Bradley be back?
His expected return is listed as Oct. 12. The Knicks have not announced a specific game for his season debut.