The Knicks have ruled out wing Bojan Bogdanovic for Game 5 of their first-round series against the Sixers on Tuesday, Fred Katz and Shams Charania of The Athletic report. Bogdanovic is dealing with a left foot contusion. (Twitter links).
Bogdanovic was injured when he collided with Sixers’ forward Nicolas Batum just after entering Game 4 on Sunday. Bogdanovic averaged eight points and four rebounds during the first three games of the series, including a couple of clutch baskets during New York’s Game 2 victory last Monday.
With Bogdanovic departing after one minute of action, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau went with a seven-man rotation the remainder of the game.
Bogdanovic, who was acquired at the trade deadline from Detroit to bolster the Knicks’ perimeter offense, was already banged up entering the postseason. He’s been dealing with a left wrist injury that may require offseason surgery.
Bogdanovic’s future with the team is uncertain. He has a $19M contract for next season, but only $2M is guaranteed.
The Knicks will look to close out the series without Bogdanovic on their home court.
