The New York Knicks announced last night that starting center Marcus Camby is expected to sit out the rest of the season following an MRI on his torn hip muscle.  He played a total of 29 games for the season.

The accouncement comes after the passing of the trade deadline, before which they were trying hard to ship the talented but often injured blocking machine to teams out West.  It was earlier believed that Camby might be back in April, but the Knicks are currently sitting 13 games below .500 and it is thought Camby would not be 100% until May anyway.

Marcus is extremely disappointed and in disbelief. The season started out with so much to look forward to after working out. Everything snowballed. The silver lining is this gives the foot a chance to completely heal." said Camby's business manager Rick Kaplan.