In news that was almost expected by New York Knicks fans, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Saturday morning that Julius Randle underwent surgery on his left ankle on Friday. The 28-year-old is expected to be ready for the start of training camp.
Randle was on track to play in all 82 regular season games for the Knicks, but he sprained his left ankle on March 29 against the Heat. He missed the rest of the regular season and was upgraded from questionable to available ahead of New York’s first playoff game against Cleveland. At the end of that series, the Knicks were dealt another tough hand when Randle sprained his left ankle again and missed Game 1 of the semifinals versus the Heat.