Monday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats was supposed to be the return run for Rasheed Wallace and the New York Knicks, but was short lived after just four minutes on the floor.
Wallace left last night's 106-95 loss to the Bobcats with a sore left foot after months of being sidelined due to injuries.
"I'm not saying it's a setback," Coach Mike Woodson said. "He was a little sore. He asked me to come out and I pulled him. We'll evaluate it a little more and see how he feels."
According to the New York Post, Wallace entered with 3:08 left in the first quarter and then exited at 11:18 in the second, playing a total of 3:50 before the team announced he was done for the night.
In his first game since Dec. 13, Wallace made one of three shots and scoring just two points. Woodson says he put Wallace in the game "to get his feet wet a little bit."
Teammates of Wallace talked about his departure after the game:
"I wasn't disappointed. I thought the minutes he gave were positive," said Jason Kidd. "He's probably going to have some soreness. I'm just happy that he's not hurt. Hopefully he can build on the four minutes.
"I'm not concerned at all. He's coming off a surgery, so the big thing is he's going to be sore. Hopefully he didn't hurt himself."
Steve Novak added: "Obviously we want to be playing for several months, still, and we can absolutely use him at any point he's healthy. ... The truth is, if he can affect one playoff series, that's huge for us. Obviously we just have to take it slow with his foot."
The Knicks have one more scheduled game for the regular-season against the Atlanta Hawks. They have already locked in the No.2 seed in the Eastern Conference and will their rivals the Boston Celtics in the first round.
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