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Al Iannazzone: Iman Shumpert said he was scared when he heard the pop in his knee and is relieved it was just scar tissue. He'll start tonight for Knicks. Twitter @Al_Iannazzone

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Howard Beck: Iman Shumpert's knee is fine, Knicks say. He'll play tomorrow in Toronto. Twitter @HowardBeckNYT

New York Knicks, Injuries, Iman Shumpert 

Iman Shumpert said he left last night's game against Orlando after feeling "a pop" in his left knee. "I took a step to explode and go up to the rim and I felt it pop," said Shumpert, who had ACL surgery on the knee last spring. "Last time I felt it pop, I was out for eight months. I was nervous and more scared than anything." Shumpert's knee will be re-evaluated by the team Thursday. He said he had been told Wednesday night that he could have gone back in the game if the team needed him, but the Knicks had a big enough lead on the Magic that it wasn't an issue. Said Shumpert: "I'm fine now. Hopefully, it all goes well tomorrow." Newsday

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Not everyone can come back the way Vikings running back Adrian Peterson did last year. Actually, no one else has. It's a long, difficult road that Shumpert is regretfully learning firsthand. He admittedly isn't the player he was last season when he ranked seventh in the NBA in steals, made the All-Rookie first team and was the only first-year player to receive Defensive Player of the Year votes. The explosiveness isn't there. The lateral quickness isn't the same. Things the athletic Shumpert would do easily, like finishing at the rim, aren't happening nearly as much. "It [ticks] me off," he said. Newsday

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Shumpert is proud and confident, driven and determined, but also stubborn and he can be defiant. He says his lateral movement "is fine" and has no doubt he'll eventually be better than before the injury. He's slowly showing signs of becoming a pest defensively again. Shumpert contends his struggles have less to do with his knee and more with being inactive for so long. "I don't feel I'm the player from last year," he said. "I just came off an ACL. I went four months with no basketball. I couldn't do anything with a basketball except really just stand-in-place stuff. So when you're trying to come back, your rhythm is all messed. Sometimes you dribble the ball. The ball doesn't come back up or it's high. There's a lot that goes into it." Newsday

New York Knicks, Injuries, Iman Shumpert 

But Shumpert is encouraged by his recent play, and believes he will help the Knicks down the stretch of the season and playoffs. Although he gets frustrated at times, Shumpert said he is thankful to be playing basketball again, and that he can get out of bed without any help and go to work. "I appreciate basketball so much," Shumpert said. "Every day. That never left. I didn't have to tear my ACL to appreciate the game." Newsday

New York Knicks, Injuries, Iman Shumpert 

The hardest times for Iman Shumpert were when he was lying in bed and needed to take anti-inflammatory pain medication just to get up. He felt as if he wasn't just missing basketball, but everyday life. The rest of the world was on the go, but the Knicks' swingman's routine was rehab, ice and rest, rehab, ice and rest. For a 22-year-old professional athlete who thrives on competition and doesn't like being told he can't do something, those days hurt Shumpert nearly as much as when he tore his left anterior cruciate ligament and lateral meniscus. "I was waking up and the pain was really, really, really bad early on," Shumpert said. "There was a couple of points where I was like, 'I got to take all these pills just to get out of the bed.' That was the lowest point for me -- not being able to walk. It seemed like the world was just moving, everybody was just moving, people had things to do and I couldn't really do nothing but lay in bed and ice." Newsday

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"Your knee isn't even strong enough to do jumping for a while," said Shumpert, a 22-year-old who made his season-debut in January. "It's a lot of set catching and shooting; probably more than I'd ever really done before." Wall Street Journal

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Ian Begley: For those wondering, #Knicks GM Glen Grunwald told @RealMichaelKay that the team had "a number of inquiries" on Iman Shumpert. Twitter

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Al Iannazzone: Grunwald said there were no trade discussions involving Iman Shumpert. Twitter @Al_Iannazzone

New York Knicks, Trade, Iman Shumpert 

Jared Zwerling: Some notes: Shump won't be traded. Brewer most tradeable. No issues w/ Woody, but less freelancing. Some want White starting at the 3 for D. Twitter @JaredZwerling

New York Knicks, Trade, Ronnie Brewer, Iman Shumpert 

Sources close to the situation say that talks with the Magic regarding a Redick for Shumpert deal have all but died. In addition, several sources from teams pursuing Shumpert have said that they believe New York will hold onto him for now. HoopsWorld

New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Trade, JJ Redick, Iman Shumpert 

There had been talk that the New York Knicks were exploring deals involving second-year guard Iman Shumpert. However, Knicks sources say Carmelo Anthony chimed in with ownership urging them to look at other options. Enter Ronnie Brewer. The Knicks have been shopping both Brewer and sharp shooter Steve Novak hoping to add one more piece to the roster for a stretch run in the postseason. HoopsWorld

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Marc Berman: Interesting nugget from shootaround. Shumpert given tape of last year's highlights to digest over Break. Woody sez not being traded. Twitter @NYPost_Berman

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Alex Kennedy: Strangest rumor I've heard: Amar'e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert for Josh Smith and a filler such as Zaza Pachulia. As I wrote in the deadline diary, it seems extremely unlikely and out of left field. But it has been floating around so I passed it along. tinyurl.com/bxro94g Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA

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Alex Kennedy: The Magic and Knicks have discussed a J.J. Redick for Iman Shumpert trade. Other players (and maybe a third team) would have to be involved. Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA

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Chris Herring: Sidenote, since he lacks a no-trade clause: Redick told me he's not a huge fan of the NY area. Lived in Manhattan this summer w his wife. Twitter @HerringWSJ

New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Trade, JJ Redick, Iman Shumpert 

Chris Herring: Redick: "Could I live in NY? If my job was there, I guess. Not something I'd necessarily choose to do. Feel like I got it out of my system." Twitter @HerringWSJ

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The agent for Iman Shumpert made it clear on Twitter that the Knicks guard is not unhappy with the organization and has not talked about a trade from New York. "For the record, no one has requested an Iman trade from the Knicks," agent Happy Walters posted on his account. When asked if it is false that Shumpert and his camp are not content with the Knicks, Walters replied: "Yes. Totally false." RealGM

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Happy Walters: For the record, no one has requested an Iman trade from the Knicks. The report from Chris Sheridan is incorrect. Twitter @Happywalters

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