OG Anunoby participated in practice Saturday after he came out of Friday’s win over the Celtics in the fourth quarter.
The two-way forward responded “I feel fine” and backed up what coach Mike Brown had said following the game that his issue was cramping and not the ankle issue that sidelined him late in the preseason.
Anunoby netted 10 points in 29 minutes Friday night after scoring a team-high 24 in a season-opening victory two nights earlier over the Cavaliers.
“That’s how the good teams are,” Anunoby said after practice. “You can’t win with one person. The whole team is capable, especially on our team, there’s a lot of guys who are capable. So just depending on how the game is going or how we’re being defended, it can be anyone’s night.
“We’re 2-0 and we’re just gonna get better and better as the year goes on. That’s our main goal, just to keep progressing. … So I think it’s really good. Everyone can play, everyone is talented in the NBA. So we have a lot of guys who can play on the team, and it’s just being ready when your number’s called and producing to help the team win.”
Brown said that Josh Hart came out of his season debut Friday OK physically after sitting out multiple weeks due to back spasms.
Brown had labeled Hart “a monster” after he grabbed 14 rebounds — including six on the offensive glass — in 19 minutes off the bench.
“Monster game. Monster game,” Brown reiterated Saturday. “His effort was unbelievable, especially on the glass. Between three guys, we had 15 offensive rebounds, when you talk about KAT [Karl-Anthony Towns], Josh and [Guerschon] Yabusele. Josh played 19 minutes, and had six. He was unbelievable.”
Oft-injured center Mitchell Robinson (ankle), who Brown has said is “still in load management and he’s still ramping it up,” has been ruled out again against the Heat. Towns (quad) and Miles McBride (personal) are listed as questionable, while Hart is probable.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
