Jordan Clarkson’s role with the New York Knicks’ started getting fazed out during the middle of January. After the team traded for Jose Alvarado, his spot in the rotation appeared to be gone forever. Fast forward nearly two months from his role reduction, and an avalanche of shooting slumps have paved the way for the 33-year-old to rejoin the ranks.
The floodgates for minutes may have officially opened during New York’s Sunday loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Desperate for someone, anyone, to make shots and generate offense, Mike Brown dusted off Clarkson. At that point, the veteran microwave scorer hadn’t logged more than seven minutes since before the All-Star break, during which time he racked up more DNPs than actual appearances.