Hey there, Nix fans. How you doing? It's your boy, John of the Macri, with you for another episode of the Nix Film School podcast, recording this introduction to the episode. It is about 4.15 p.m. here on Monday. So the episode you're about to hear is featuring me and Jeremy Cohen. We talk a little bit about the NBA Cup. We talk a little bit about how Jalen Brunson is awesome and some other

NICS things,

which you will find very enjoyable,

no doubt.

But that was recorded earlier today.

And I wanted to record this intro now because we got some news after me and Jeremy finished up.

Just learned a couple things.

So in order, number one, the next release their injury report for the Timberwolves game tomorrow.

And kind of a surprise here, Jalen Brunson and O.G. and In In Innobe are both on said injury report. In addition to Gershineabaselli,

who was listed with an illness, and then Duswick Bride and Landry Shamet are still out. So that's

five, count them five rotation players for the Knicks who are not available. I am not altogether shocked by this, but it is notable in that it is the, you know,

clearest indication yet that the Knicks are, this franchise is going to practice

load management in some way, shape, or form this year.

And, you know, you could have made that claim,

certainly with the Pacers game, with Cat being out,

and Josh Hart being out for that game,

and Mitchell Robinson also as well, but that's kind of its own thing.

But it was so soon after Vegas, you're like, all right, maybe that's a Vegas specific thing.

Now look, maybe this also is a Vegas specific thing, and they're coming off the cup and they want to keep their guys fresh.

And we're not going to get, you know, regular load management scenarios throughout the rest of the year.

Or maybe this is just the sort of thing that they're going to periodically do from now on,

you know, selectively resting one or two of their starters.

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