Knicks’ Mike Brown says OG Anunoby is day-to-day: ‘He’s fine’

Knicks head coach Mike Brown said OG Anunoby (left ankle) is day-to-day after tweaking his ankle in Friday’s win against the Toronto Raptors.

The head coach didn’t provide much of an update on the wing, and wasn’t faced with the decision to use him on Sunday with the matchup against the Hornets being virtually meaningless to the Knicks’ playoff seeding.

“I didn’t ask that question because we’re not in that position, but they say he’s day-to-day, which to me means he’s fine,” Brown said when questioned if Anunoby would’ve played if the Knicks needed a win on Sunday. ”

Anunoby joined Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson and Tyler Kolek on the sideline as the team opted to rest players for the regular-season finale.

“I would assume he’s fine, but we [didn’t] even need to think about it so I didn’t check on it,” Brown added.

RECAPPING FIRST REGULAR SEASON

Brown officially wraps up his first regular season as Knicks head coach after Sunday’s matchup against the Hornets. He surpassed Pat Riley’s record for most wins as a first-year head coach after winning his 52nd last Friday.

The first-year head coach also surpassed predecessor Tom Thibodeau, who won 51 games last season before getting fired.

“I wish I could have figured some things out a little sooner than what I did. But we’ve had some — more ups than downs. You want to win your conference, you want to end up with the best record. So those two areas are disappointing,” Brown said while summing up the 2025-26 regular season.

“You’re out there trying to compete every night, no matter who you play. And so winning the [NBA Cup In-Season Tournament] was nice because our guys competed at a level when things were manufactured to mean more with those games. And then, going into the playoffs, we feel pretty good where we are offensively and defensively as a group. Feel connected.”