New York Knicks forward Julius Randle will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery and be re-evaluated in five months, the team announced Thursday.
Doctors warned Randle that his shoulder’s continued instability made it unsafe for him to resume playing, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The three-time All-Star dislocated it in January and has been sidelined since.
Randle originally opted not to have surgery, but the procedure became an inevitability after two specialists warned him of further injury and potential permanent damage to the shoulder if he returned before surgery, sources told Wojnarowski.
The timeline suggests Randle will return in September, ahead of the 2024-25 season.