Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek acknowledged it won’t be “ideal” going into the regular season without having played their starting five, and he hedged ever so slightly on Derrick Rose starting in one week on opening night in Cleveland.
There’s diminishing hope Rose will be ready to play in either Wednesday’s preseason game in Boston or Thursday’s finale in Brooklyn after being away from the team for two weeks. The civil rape trial could be nearing a finish with closing arguments on Tuesday and jury deliberations beginning Wednesday. It’s unclear if Rose will stay for jury deliberations.