It appears Julius Randle isn’t quite ready.

Though he was declared a game-time decision Sunday morning by Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, Randle is expected to be out for Game 1 of the team’s second-round NBA playoff series against the Heat at MSG with a sprained ankle, <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1652695024545730562?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski</a>.

Randle, who missed the final five games of the regular season with the same injury, reinjured his ankle in the Knicks’ Game 5 win over the Cavaliers.

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</a><figcaption>Julius Randle takes a shot during Knicks practice on April 28, 2023.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post</span></figcaption>

Randle had returned to practice in a limited fashion on Friday but Thibodeau said Saturday he hadn’t done much other than shooting.

Julius Randle likely out for Knicks-Heat Game 1 with injury

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