The New York Knicks hope Baron Davis can help save them. The Knicks hope Davis can help facilitate an offense that has largely had a horrific time scoring. The Knicks hope Davis can make a few shots among those he distributes to help relieve some of the scoring burden from Carmelo Anthony.
But hope, as has been said, can be a dangerous thing.
Baron Davis missed practice, couldn't take contact due to back soreness.
Uh oh.
When Baron Davis was cut, amnesty-style, it was revealed he had a seriously herniated disc in his back. We'd heard the recovery time could take between 10-12 weeks. That was six weeks ago.
Now Baron, who was supposed to slowly ratchet up his participation in an effort to get back out on the floor next week, is missing practice. It may just be a one-time thing. It could just be some soreness that they want to be careful with.
Or it could be more. We'll have to wait and see. But it's becoming a little less likely that Davis will be...
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