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Injury Update: RJ Barrett And Quentin Grimes OUT

New York Knicks Will Be Down Two Players Taking On The Washington Wizards Tonight

Candi Waller

Injury Update: RJ Barrett And Quentin Grimes OUT
Injury Update: RJ Barrett And Quentin Grimes OUT /
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The New York Knicks PR has announced that RJ Barrett (migraine) and Quentin Grimes (wrist) are ruled out for tonight's In-Season Tournament game against the Washington Wizards.

Donte Divincenzo and Josh Hart will be starting in Barrett and Grimes' absence. 

The Wizards starters remain the same with Kyle Kuzma, Jordan Poole, Tyus Jones, Deni Avdija, and Daniel Gafford. 

As Inside The Wizards Staff Writer Tyrone Montgomery wrote, 

It seems like the Wizards schedule continues to get tougher the deeper we get into the NBA regular season. Tonight’s matchup will pose as a difficult matchup once again as they hope to slow down Jalen Brunson. Not having Delon Wright is a tough problem to have. They could certainly use his defensive efforts tonight. Jalen Brunson will probably get whatever he wants tonight and that’s okay. The goal is to have Tyus Jones do the best he can against him. What the Wizards want is to have Julius Randle taking shots he shouldn’t be taking. He tends to shoot the Knicks out of games at times. The goal should be to avoid having him get to the free throw line. If the Wizards can do that and weather the storm of the Knicks bench, they should have a fighting chance in this matchup. 

Both Inside The Wizards staff writers Darrell Owens and Gage Sheets have predicted a Wizards loss tonight. Not having Barrett and Grimes does not make this match-up any easier for the Wizards. Aside from the In-Season tournament, the team is in desperate need of a win. All starters and the bench will have to be explosive if they are looking for a win against the Knicks this evening. 

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CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University.  Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren. 

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