Ewing Jr. out for summer league

Patrick Ewing Jr. wasn't on the court this morning with the Knicks summer league team and is not expected to play at all in the five-game schedule. The Knick legacy is out with what the team is calling "a medical issue", but we can surmize from that it likely involves the knee he injured at the end of the D-League season. As late as the end of June Ewing Jr. had planned to be ready for summer league -- and another shot at making the Knicks roster. He won't be able to use Vegas as a springboard to Saratoga, but if he is healthy he still could get an invite to training camp. It's going to be crowded, however. Morris Almond is a pure shooter, as is D-League standout Blake Ahern, who showed off in practice today that he is not just a one-dimensional shooter. Ahern made some fancy passes through traffic (one time he did a Skip-to-My-Lou) and he also flushed one with authority on the break, which no one in the gym saw coming. The most impressive player was Toney Douglas. He has NBA speed and agility and terrific hands. Gets into the paint and can dish as well as he can finish. Jordan Hill took a pounding from Sene, who is known to foul a lil bit. Hill looked like he had trouble getting his legs under him, but one noticable trait was how he got after the ball. The post moves are raw and hesitant. He's got some work to do. Danilo Gallinari was in the gym and worked out on his own. He has been running for almost two weeks and said he feels good and plans to be 100 percent by training camp. He spoke very optimistically and with confidence, which we didn't get last season. Joe Crawford smiled when we asked him about his little brother, Jordan, who is now famous for dunking on LeBron James at his camp last week. Crawford said he was happy for his brother, who will be a sophomore at Xavier this season, because of the attention it is getting. "It's good because he can play," Joe said. "It's not like he's just this athletic guy that can jump and when people see him they'll be disappointed. He can play." No sign of Eddy Curry yet. Donnie Walsh is expected to arrive this afternoon and will attend the evening practice. Remember you can follow me on twitter (twitter.com/alanhahn) for more frequent updates, news bits, observations and inane thoughts as I meander the Vegas strip. Two choices tonight: UFC 100 tonight at Mandalay or a ticket to "Menopause: the Musical" . . . hmmmm.