RJ Barrett suffered a right knee sprain in the second quarter of Friday’s 114-92 win at the Washington Wizards and is out for Sunday’s Knicks season finale against the Toronto Raptors, Tom Thibodeau told reporters.
New York’s head coach did not have an update on the third-year wing or a possible MRI outside of being sidelined for the 7 p.m. tip-off at MSG.
“I don’t (have an update) other than a sprained knee and then he’ll be evaluated by our doctors when we get back,” Thibodeau said.
Barrett scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting in 15 minutes before being sidelined.
The 21-year-old’s third NBA season ends with a career-high 20 points per game.
Barrett, the 2019 NBA Draft’s No. 3 overall pick out of Duke, shot 40.8 percent (34.2 percent on three-pointers) while averaging 5.8 rebounds and three assists in 34.5 minutes over 70 games.
