Jeremy Sochan Listed Probable For Game 1 With Hamstring Tightness

jeremy sochan was listed as probable for Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers with left hamstring tightness, and the Knicks’ injury report otherwise came back clean. New York entered the opener at Madison Square Garden with home court and no other player marked out.

Sochan's Game 1 status

The forward’s availability is the main update because the Knicks had every other player cleared to play. Sochan was also the one listed under injury concern for New York, while Joel Embiid appeared on Philadelphia’s report as probable with a right hip contusion and Tyrese Maxey was available despite a right finger tendon strain and a splint.

That leaves Sochan as the only real variable on a Knicks side that did not carry a crowded report into Game 1. New York can line up around him if he is available, but his status still mattered because his recent bench minutes had been efficient and limited enough that even a small change in availability alters how the rotation is arranged.

Atlanta Series Minutes

Sochan’s recent numbers explain why the report drew attention. In Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks, he went 4-for-4 from the field, hit his only three, and scored 10 points in three minutes.

He followed that with 4 points in seven minutes in Game 6. Those two games showed a short but productive stretch, with the scoring coming quickly enough to make his presence more than a routine bench note for the Knicks.

Madison Square Garden Setup

Game 1 at Madison Square Garden now opens with New York carrying the healthier report and the home floor, while Sochan remains the one Knicks player listed below full strength. For a team that had been mostly clean on the injury sheet, the only thing to track is whether his left hamstring tightness affects how much of that bench production is available when the series starts.