Tyler Kolek gives Knicks needed ‘lift’ in pulling rare NBA, G-League doubleheader
NY Post
Tyler Kolek unexpectedly played a rare day-night doubleheader to begin 2025.
After the rookie guard logged 40 minutes in the afternoon in a G-League game for the Westchester Knicks, he was pressed into the rotation for the NBA squad due to injuries to Jalen Brunson and Miles McBride.
Kolek also played 12 minutes off the bench in the Knicks’ 119-103 win over the Jazz, finishing with two points and four assists.
“It’s fun, man, I love playing basketball. Any chance I get, I’m gonna take the opportunity and do it,” Kolek said afterward. “It was good. I had a few hours in-between. … Just tried to do what I could to recover and just be ready to go. it’s more mental than anything.
“Obviously two guys go out with injuries, so you kind of gotta step in and be ready for anything no matter the circumstances.”
Kolek said he learned that Brunson was likely to miss the game with calf tightness earlier in the day, but he might not have been used by Tom Thibodeau if McBride had been available.
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