Josh Harrellson is out six weeks after fracturing his right wrist after taking a fall late in the first overtime of the 119-114 double OT loss to the Nuggets at Madison Square Garden.

Harrellson will need surgery, and his absence is a big blow to an already paper-thin bench. Steve Novak, the 3-point shooting specialist, likely would take his place in the Knicks rotation, but that will vastly hurt their interior defense.

Harrellson also has surprised from the 3-point line as a late second-round pick.