Tyson Chandler told The Post he lost 10 pounds because of flu-like symptoms he sustained late in the regular season while he was rehabbing his neck injury.
Chandler played below par in the first two games of the Knicks’ first-round series against the Celtics, and coach Mike Woodson blamed that on Chandler’s weight loss. Last night, Chandler had six points and eight rebounds in the Knicks’ 90-76 victory, which gave them a 3-0 series lesd.
“The fact he was off — he’s a lost a little weight — and we’re trying to get his strength back up,’’ Woodson said.
Asked last night why Chandler lost so much weight, Woodson said, “He got sick. He wasn’t really eating so he lost a few pounds. We got to bring him back up. I thought the last game he was moving better. That was a good sign.’’
Chandler missed the final six games of the regular season, ostensibly because of reinjuring the bulging disk in his neck that occurred after the big Oklahoma City upset. But apparently the flu was a factor as well. Chandler said he wasn’t sure what kind of illness he had, and might have caught something from his daughter.
After Games 1 and 2, he talked of regaining his stamina.