


Julius Randle’s ankle injury that limited him at the end of the regular season and playoffs required a procedure.
He had arthroscopic surgery on that left ankle Friday, according to ESPN, and the recovery timeline will reportedly allow for him to start basketball activities in the summer and participate in training camp.
Randle’s initial injury occurred during a March 29 regular-season game against the Heat.
Late in the first half, he jumped for a rebound following a 3-point attempt and collected the defensive rebound, but he landed on Bam Adebayo’s foot and proceeded to exit the game with what the team deemed a sprained ankle.
Randle missed the final five games of the regular season, with the Knicks’ postseason berth secured by that point, but returned to the lineup for Game 1 of their playoff series against the Cavaliers and contributed 19 points and 10 rebounds.
But in Game 5 of the first-round series, Randle aggravated the same ankle injury and missed the second half of that game — and once the Knicks advanced, it also made his status uncertain for the start of the Knicks’ series against the Heat.
Randle went on to miss the first two games of the Knicks’ series against Miami.
Before the ankle injuries, Randle had started all 77 games for the Knicks and became their lone All-Star selection, averaging 25.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
It was the second All-Star appearance of the 28-year-old’s career since joining the Knicks following one year with the Lakers and four with the Pelicans.