Julius Randle of the Knicks will be out for at least two weeks with an ankle strain

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On Wednesday the Knicks All-Star suffered a sprained left ankle while playing the Miami Heat.

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and will be out for at least two weeks the organization revealed Thursday.

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The revelation basically ends Randles regular season which finishes on April 9 when the Knicks play their last regular-season game.

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In the last 14 minutes of play Randle had 5 rebounds in addition to 3 points on 1-of-5 shooting. Nevertheless the Knicks prevailed 101–92.

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The 44-33 Knicks who are now in sixth place in the Eastern Conference are much worse off for losing Randle.

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With five games remaining they have a five-game lead over the Heat in seventh place and are 2.5 games behind the sixth-place Brooklyn Nets.

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where they presently are in position to play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening round.

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Randle could need some time to catch up even if he returns by April 15 the start of the playoffs.

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Randle is currently averaging 25.1 points 10 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 45.9% overall and 34.3% from outside the arc.

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