There's still no timetable for the return of New York Knicks veteran guard Courtney Lee. Lee has not yet played a game this season due to a neck injury.
Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News has this update on the 33-year-old Lee's current status:
Courtney Lee’s mysterious neck injury sidelined him for 32 days and counting with no real updates or recovery timetable.
Adding to the mystery is that the Knicks have declined to make Lee available to the media, even though he is traveling with the club. The last time Lee spoke was a month ago, when he downplayed the severity of the neck injury that occurred in the third day of training camp.
With the team currently undergoing a youth movement, it feels like Lee doesn't really have a future with the rebuilding Knicks. It's safe to assume the Knicks want to move Lee's lucrative contract so they could have more flexibility for next summer.
Knicks head coach David Fizdale seems to not be too concerned about Lee's injury, an indication that even he doesn't know about the specifics of his player's health.
David Fizdale said Lee underwent treatment and is waiting to see how the neck responds. The Knicks have called the injury a neck strain or neck spasms.
“I always tell y’all, I don’t pay attention to the medical report,” Fizdale said. “It’s just, ‘When is he playing for me?’ That’s usually the only information I want.”
The coach added, “It’s just one of those injuries, it’s not how much you do, it’s how it comes along. It’s going to heal when it wants to.”
Even so, Fizdale also says Lee has been mentoring his younger teammates and helping them during drills.
Courtney Lee can still be a solid contributor for any team as he is coming off a double-digit scoring average and a 40 percent clip from beyond the arc last season.
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