Knicks’ Tim Thomas out for Game 2

04.20.2004

East Rutherford, NJ (Basketball News) - New York Knicks forward Tim Thomas is out of tonight’s game against the New Jersey Nets. Anfernee Hardaway will start in place of Thomas at small forward in Game 2 of the best-of-seven series at the Meadowlands.

Thomas suffered multiple muscle contusions in his lower back after being flagrantly fouled by New Jersey’s Jason Collins in the fourth quarter of Game 1 on Saturday. He needed to be helped off the floor by teammates and was taken to Beth Israel Hospital for x-rays and an MRI, both of which came back negative. He was held at the hospital overnight and released on Sunday.

Thomas had 12 points before leaving the Knicks’ 107-83 loss to the defending Eastern Conference champions.

Hardaway led New York with 18 points off the bench in on Saturday.

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