With 19.3 seconds remaining in the first half in a utterly unwatchable game Sunday night, New York Knicks forward Cleanthony Early took a huge step in reclaiming back his life. Only replacing Arron Afflalo for a few moment, but to Early it meant so much more.
Making his first return to an NBA game since he was shot and robbed outside of a strip club on December 30, 2015. The initial timetable for Early’s recovery was two to three months from the gun-shot wound to his right knee, and he was expected to return to action in March.