Knicks' RJ Barrett leaves game vs. Nets with illness

November 30, 2021 - 8:47pm

New York Knicks' RJ Barrett, left, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' Seth Curry. (Matt Slocum/AP)

New York Knicks star RJ Barrett has been ruled out for the remainder of Tuesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets due to illness.

RJ Barrett (illness) will not return to tonight’s game at Brooklyn.

— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) December 1, 2021

Barrett was listed as questionable entering Tuesday’s contest with a non-COVID-related illness.

Per NBA injury report, NYK’s Mitchell Robinson (non Covid illness) and RJ Barrett (non Covid illness) remain questionable for tonight’s game vs. BKN. Derrick Rose (ankle), Nerlens Noel (knee) & Taj Gibson (groin) also remain questionable.

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) November 30, 2021

The 21-year-old Toronto native is averaging 14.6 points, six rebounds and 2.2 assists in 20 games this season entering play Tuesday.

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