Quentin Grimes has sought out Knicks non-rotation veteran Derrick Rose for advice on the playoffs.
Quentin Grimes has sought out Knicks non-rotation veteran Derrick Rose for advice on the playoffs, noting that the former league MVP has been even more engaged with his younger teammates as the playoffs have approached.
“He’s been great. I feel like the past week and a half or so, he’s been a little more vocal,” Grimes said after practice Thursday. “I think he kind of feels the excitement coming back, the playoffs coming around.Knicks’ Obi Toppin, Josh Hart will have bigger roles if Julius Randle can’t play in Game 1
“Given what we’re going through, stuff out there in practice, he’s definitely talking more. He’s talking to me, Deuce [Miles McBride], anybody, anybody who will listen. He’s been in those situations. He knows what it takes. Having a guy like that — he’s an MVP, a Hall of Famer, you’re gonna listen to him every time he talks. So, it’s definitely gonna be something I take advantage of, for sure.”
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