The news was as positive as it could be, but it still didn’t diminish Trey Burke’s disappointment for close friend and former college teammate Caris LeVert.
“It’s sad,” the Knicks point guard said on Tuesday, shortly after the Nets announced their rising star had suffered only a dislocated right foot that won’t require surgery after his ugly fall in a loss Monday night to the Timberwolves. “Even though he’s not my teammate here, he’s like family to me.
“That’s just the ugly part of this game. Sometimes you have to deal with injuries like that.