Grief-stricken Eddy Curry missed last night’s game and was expected to take a leave of absence, according to a source. He likely will soon fly to Chicago to see his 3-year-old son after the shooting death of the boy’s mother.
Curry is still out indefinitely with a knee injury that has limited him to one game this season. Knicks president Donnie Walsh said he spoke to Curry yesterday and “told him to take all the time he needs. We support him.”
Fellow Chicago native Quentin Richardson spent time with Curry yesterday at the hotel complex they both reside. Curry is also a defendant in a sexual harassment lawsuit in which he is accused of making anti-semitic remarks and advances to his male driver.
“It’s crazy,” Richardson said. “For any person, one of those things he’s been through the last few months, it’s a lot to deal with.”