Frank Ntilikina has missed seven straight games with a sprained right knee, and for all intents and purposes the 22-year-old is out indefinitely because the Knicks haven’t provided a timeline, instead preferring to keep secret the seriousness of the injury.
The Frenchman suffered his sprained right knee in Dec. 29’s victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, a contest in which Ntilikina played just over 16 minutes and put up a typical Frank stat line of 5 points (2-5 from the field, 1-3 from deep), 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. It wasn’t obvious when he got hurt, although the next day we were informed the injury had taken place in the first quarter and Frank played through the pain.