Coming out of Atlanta, the New York Knicks staffers, players, beat writers, and fans feared starting guard Grimes could miss some time.
The reason? QG stoutly defended a drive to the rim by Bogdan Bogdanovic in the fourth quarter seemingly suffering a hand injury (it was labeled a “bruised hand” by the Knicks on Wednesday).
Right after that play, Grimes grabbed his hand in clear pain, left the court, and walked straight to the Knicks locker room without ever coming back for the final minutes of the fourth quarter in New York’s win at the ATL.