Eddy Curry, who has not played in 15 games, suffered another devastating blow to his comeback as the club announced he will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove loose cartilage.
Curry will miss six weeks and likely has no chance of getting back into a playing role this season unless the Knicks fall out of the playoff race.
Though he has another year left on his contract, Curry is expected to seek a buyout this summer. Curry said after his recent demotion that if he didn't get back playing, they should part ways in the offseason.
A slimmed-down Curry fell out of the rotation Dec. 18th when Mike D'Antoni turned to Jonathan Bender. Curry had not dressed the past three games because of a sore left knee, even though he wasn't playing. Curry was working out twice a week to maintain his weight. Curry had lost 55 pounds since last season and had gotten under the 300-pound mark.
Curry played in seven games this season. He played four games from Nov. 18th to No. 24th and showed promise, but developed a sore left knee.
After an eight-game absence, Curry returned for three more games and the club struggled with him in the game, as they lost their rhythm in committing a rash of turnovers as they tried to feed Curry the ball in the post.
"He just keeps battling,'' D'Antoni said. "He'll be back in six weeks and hopefully fit and ready to go.''
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