OG Anunoby (Knicks) Remains Day-to-Day with Left Ankle Sprain Entering Playoff Window

OG Anunoby is carrying a left ankle sprain into the NBA's critical late-April playoff window, listed day-to-day by New York. Given his documented history of ankle issues, this is not a designation to wave off — chronic lateral ankle instability is a legitimate concern when the same joint keeps getting flagged. Grade 1 INFERRED from "day-to-day" team language; no imaging confirmation reported. Classification: LIG / Grade 1 (probable) / LE — Lateral ankle sprain. Evidence Tier: T2 — Moderate Confidence. Per NBA reference rules, repeat ankle presentations warrant explicit recurrence framing rather than routine minor-injury treatment. With playoff competition underway (April context), the plays-through-it probability is high — in May, "Questionable" is effectively "Probable," and only a Doubtful or Out designation meaningfully signals a sit-out. OTM is tracking this for any escalation pattern (persistent same-site soreness across multiple games) that could signal a Grade 2 presentation or chronic instability flare.