NBA Hall of Famer compares Knicks to 'an Instagram model': 'This you?'

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Prior to their recent string of injuries, the New York Knicks were the talk of the NBA.

During one stretch, from Jan. 17 to Feb. 1, the Knickerbockers won nine straight games, putting them in the conversation for the second seed in the East, behind only the dominant Boston Celtics.

However, with injuries to Julius Randle, OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson, they've fallen on hard times, losing nine of their last 13 games.

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NBA great Paul Pierce is honored for being selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team during halftime at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland Feb. 20, 2022. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)

They're missing Randle, a two-time All-Star, who has a dislocated shoulder. And although he was on the team for a short time, Anunoby provided a much-needed three-and-D after he was acquired from the Toronto Raptors.

The Knicks have been scratching and clawing with makeshift lineups, prompting some players like Deuce McBride, who normally comes off the bench, to play 47 and 46 minutes his last two games.

So, they could, and will, look much different in time for the playoffs. But one NBA legend isn't buying it.

Paul Pierce said the Knicks are impressive from the outside looking in, but it seems like he thinks they can be figured out.

"The Knicks are like an Instagram model," Pierce said on his podcast with former teammate Kevin Garnett.

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle is helped by the medical staff after an injury during the second half against the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden.  (Vincent Carchietta/USA Today Sports)

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