The New York Knicks were an even 9-9 with Kemba Walker in the starting lineup. After benching him, they seem to have gotten worse, having lost seven of their next nine games to fall four games below .500 and sit 12th in the Eastern Conference.
This isn’t to suggest that Walker’s presence was what kept the Knicks treading water, but that his demotion hasn’t been the magical elixir to fix what ails the Knicks has many wondering if the Bronx native deserves another shot in the rotation or possibly even in the starting lineup. Even more so as the team grapples with several covid-induced absences that have had Tom Thibodeau turn to the likes of rookies Quentin Grimes and Miles McBride over the former All-Star.