The New York Knicks are at home on Wednesday night as they host the red-hot Los Angeles Clippers at Madison Square Garden.
Wednesday’s contest is the second night of a back-to-back for the Knicks and they are coming off a victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.
They will now face off against a Clippers team that has won eight of their last 10 games but they are coming off a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.
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Of course, the headliner in Sunday’s loss for the Clippers was James Harden’ injury status after he exited the game due to a foot injury.
Harden was then listed as questionable ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Knicks due to the foot injury but the Clippers announced that he will play and will be in the starting lineup against New York.
This is massive news for the Clippers who are continuing to chase down the Golden State Warriors for the sixth seed in the Western Conference standings to stay out of the Play-In.
With Harden back, the Clippers will be at almost full health against the Knicks as they have ruled out both Jordan Miller and Seth Lundy.
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This season, Harden has been arguably the Clippers best player as the 35-year-old guard is averaging 22.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 39.6% from the field and 34.5% from three-point range.
USA: Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden (1) moves the ball against the Phoenix Suns during the second half at Intuit Dome.© Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
He and the Clippers will now look to end New York’s two-game winning streak on Wednesday as the Knicks will still be without Jalen Brunson and Miles McBride in their backcourt.
The good news for New York is that Mitchell Robinson will play in Wednesday’s contest after missing Tuesday’s victory due to ankle injury management.
Fans can catch Wednesday’s matchup between the Clippers and Knicks at 7:30 p.m. EST.
