Persistent stiffness in both knees has Amare Stoudemire and head athletic trainer Aaron Nelson considering holding him out of tonight's game at Milwaukee.  

"They say you go through it anyway, but I don't want to feed into it," Stoudemire said. "I'm thinking it's supposed to be getting better and better each day, and it's not. It's just the opposite. We'll see how I feel.

"It's pretty tough on both knees right now. I really want to take my time and get back out there. It (the stiffness) is not a feeling that I want to feel."