BREAKING: OG Anunoby's Final Injury Status For Knicks-Bulls Game

Fred Katz of The Athletic reports that OG Anunoby will be available.

Jan 3, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) reacts during the third / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

On Friday evening, the New York Knicks will play the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Illinois.

For the game, the Knicks will get one of their best players back in action, as Fred Katz of The Athletic reports that OG Anunoby will be available.

The former Indiana Hoosiers star had missed the previous nine games, so this will be a significant boost for New York.

Via Katz: "OG Anunoby is playing tonight, he told me"

OG Anunoby is playing tonight, he told me

— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) April 5, 2024

Anunoby was traded to the Knicks (via the Toronto Raptors) in the middle of the season.

He is averaging 14.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 49.2% from the field and 37.1% from the three-point range in 44 games.

The Knicks are the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 45-31 record in 76 games.

They have gone 6-4 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the Sacramento Kings by a score of 120-109.

Following their showdown with Chicago, the Knicks will play their next game on Sunday evening when they visit Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in Wisconsin.

Coach Thibs talks the final stretch of the @nyknicks season:

"You've just gotta find ways to win games." pic.twitter.com/J05Ndqhnkw

— KNICKS ON MSG (@KnicksMSGN) April 3, 2024

As for Chicago, they are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 36-40 record in 76 games.

They have gone 4-6 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the Atlanta Hawks (at home) by a score of 113-101.

Following New York, the Bulls will play their next game on Sunday evening when they visit the Orladno Magic in Florida.