New York Knicks small forward Marcus Morris will miss his fifth straight game on Tuesday when the Knicks take on the Milwaukee Bucks.
Morris is still dealing with irritation in his neck:
Knicks' Marcus Morris won't play vs. Bucks Tue. bc of a neck injury. Here's the play where he hurt it Jan. 1, then it got reaggravated against Clippers last week.
Mike Miller on Morris: "Still day-to-day. He’s feeling a little bit better… It’s just been aggravated, irritated." pic.twitter.com/LGaFBSFPCR— Mike Vorkunov (@MikeVorkunov) January 13, 2020
In 33 games this season for the Knicks, Morris is averaging 19.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He’s shooting 43.8 percent from the field, 46.9 percent from beyond the arc and 83.0 percent from the free-throw line.
Morris signed a one-year, $15 million deal with the Knicks this past offseason. He originally agreed to sign with the San Antonio Spurs, but backed out of his deal. Morris also parted ways with his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports.
Article Continues BelowThe Knicks are 11-29 on the season. They are in 14th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Morris has been drawing interest from multiple teams with the trade deadline less than a month away. However, according to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, the Knicks aren’t planning to trade Morris.
One would think the Knicks would want to trade Morris so they can get some draft picks in return. For what it's worth, Morris has said in the past he doesn’t want to get traded and is built for New York.
So far, the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Clippers are among the teams to have reportedly shown interest in Marcus Morris.