New York Knicks president Phil Jackson just confirmed that Carmelo Anthony will miss 4-6 months with a knee injury that will require surgery.
Jackson said on Wednesday that Anthony will undergo a procedure that “includes a left knee patella tendon debridement and repair.”
“What we’re finding out from the medical is on court, it could be four to six months,” Jackson said in a press conference today at the Knicks’ practice facility. “We can’t put it at a timetable until after the surgery. But that’s what they’re saying. They say it can be anywhere between four to six months for Carmelo to be back on the floor.”
“But we’re really confident he’ll heal well and he’ll be fine,” Jackson later added.
Jackson said he and Anthony met when the team played in London in mid-January to discuss having the surgery “sooner than later” to start the rehab process.
Anthony played in Sunday’s All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden, logging 30 minutes and finishing with 14 points on 6-of-20 shooting for the Eastern Conference.