Julius Randle has surgery on left ankle, will return for Knicks pre-season / News - Basketnews.com

Julius Randle underwent surgery on his left ankle following an injury he sustained two times during the season.

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Julius Randlehas undergone arthroscopic surgery on the left ankle that the All-Star forward injured late in the regular season and then again in the playoffs.

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TheNew York Knickssaid Randle had the procedure Friday and that he would resume basketball activities later this summer.

Randle, 28, played through ankle issues during the late stages of the Knicks' regular season before sitting out the final five contests.

He had started the first 77 games of the season before spraining the ankle on March 29 in a victory over Miami. He sat out the remainder of the regular season, then returned for the Knicks' playoff opener against Cleveland.

Randle was struggling in that series before limping off after spraining the ankle again in the Knicks' Game 5 victory in Cleveland to win the series. He sat out Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Heat before returning to play the final five games. Randle shot just 3/14 when the Knicks were eliminated in Game 6 at Miami, though wouldn't say during the postseason if the ankle was still bothering him.

An All-Star for the second time in three seasons, Randle recorded a career-best average in points (25.1) to go along with 10.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 77 games (all starts) during the regular season. He was named an All-Star for the second time in his career, the first coming in 2020-21 in his breakout season for New York.

In 10 playoff games, Randle averaged 16.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

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