Amare's back worse, iffy for Sunday's Game 4
Amare Stoudemire - F/C - New York Knicks
April 23, 2011 - 2:30 PM ET
Amare Stoudemire said on Saturday that his ailing back feels "a little bit worse" and that it "has to get better" for him to play in Game 4 on Sunday.
Amare hasn't been shy about discussing his back injury -- according to an account on ESPNBoston.com, "[Stoudemire] felt compelled to roll up his warm-up jersey to reveal his back brace for public consumption" prior to Game 3 in New York. To take stock, Amare is in serious pain and is questionable, Chauncey Billups (knee) is doubtful, Toney Douglas (shoulder) is banged up but will play, Ronny Turiaf is hobbling on a sore knee, Jared Jeffries is heckled by home fans whenever he touches the ball, Landry Fields is dissolving into his own sweat, and the Knicks' postseason hangs by a fraying thread.
Source: Steve Adamek on Twitter
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