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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 07: Ariel Hukporti #55 of the New York Knicks reacts after a dunk in the second half against the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden on December 07, 2024 in New York City. The Detroit Pistons defeated the New York Knicks 120-111. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Former New York Knicks<\/a> center Ariel Hukporti<\/a> received devastating news on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> feared the worst for Hukporti, and an MRI confirmed.<\/p>\n According to Shams Charania of ESPN<\/a>, the former Knicks center has \u201csustained a season-ending ruptured right Achilles tendon.\u201d<\/p>\n As expected, Hukporti will be out for the year.<\/p>\n Ex-Knicks Center Gets Devastating News With Injury Diagnosis<\/p>\n The Knicks paid a visit to the Sixers on Monday night.<\/p>\n The two teams tipped off their preseason, and the Knicks got a chance to see Hukporti in action with his new team.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Hukporti\u2019s injury occurred within the first few minutes of the matchup. He was helped up off the court by Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> and was seen again in the second half on crutches.<\/p>\n The Sixers didn\u2019t have any immediate updates on Hukporti outside of stating it was an Achilles injury. Since it was non-contact, reporters were already speculating that he could be done for the year.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst of all, it was great to see Dillon and Ariel. Obviously, Ariel got hurt. Both of those guys are fantastic young men, and we hope that Ariel\u2014whatever is wrong with him\u2014he has a speedy recovery and he gets back on the floor,\u201d Knicks head coach Mike Brown said in his opening comments after the game<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst of all, you hate to see anybody go down with an injury, but especially somebody with the caliber of person that Ariel is. Hopefully, he\u2019ll have a speedy recovery with whatever is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n Ariel Hukporti\u2019s Knicks Run<\/p>\n Before signing a deal with the Sixers, Hukporti spent the first two years of his career with the Knicks.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old is a former second-round pick in 2024.<\/p>\n Over two seasons, Hukporti appeared in 79 gaes for the Knicks, averaging 9.1 minutes on the court. He made 59.5% of his shots from the field, averaging 2.2 points per game. He also came down with 2.9 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n Hukporti was hoping to earn a spot in the 76ers\u2019 rotation behind Joel Embiid<\/a>. Unfortunately, he\u2019ll spend the season recovering.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJustin Grasso<\/a> Justin Grasso is an NBA\/NFL reporter, covering trending league news, transactions, injuries, and player developments. He is a credentialed journalist with nearly a decade of insider access. More about Justin Grasso<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 07: Ariel Hukporti #55 of the New York Knicks reacts after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3768],"tags":[7,304,6,1136,191,3810,3806],"class_list":["post-852901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-knicks","tag-basketball","tag-knicks","tag-nba","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkknicks"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117398734798929020","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Minnesota](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/minnesota-timberwolves-v-new-york-knicks-new-york-new-york-january.jpg\")
GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 JANUARY 17: Ariel Hukporti #55 of the New York Knicks in action during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> at Madison Square Garden on January 17, 2025 in New York City. The Timberwolves won 116-99. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Charlotte](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/charlotte-hornets-v-new-york-knicks-new-york-new-york-october.jpg\")
GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 OCTOBER 17: Ariel Hukporti #55 of the New York Knicks in action against the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> at Madison Square Garden on October 17, 2025 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n