Landry Shamet suffered a bad injury at the wrong time.
The Knicks guard injured his shoulder in the third quarter of Tuesday's preseason contest, retreated to the locker room and never returned as the team defeated the Hornets 111-105 at the Garden.
Shamet, who was defending on a drive by Charlotte's Moussa Diabaté, was struck by the ball, fell to the court in pain and immediately grabbed his right arm.
It looks like his shoulder has come out of its socket.
The Knicks did not provide any updates during the game.
Shamet is operating on a non-guaranteed contract, but was expected to make the final roster for consistent playing time as a backup combo guard.
Exhibit 9 As part of the contract, Shamet only has $15,000 in personal injury coverage.
If he makes the final roster and his contract is guaranteed, he will earn $2 million.
The Knicks still need to retain at least two players on non-guaranteed contracts, including Ariel Hukporti, Jacob Toppin, TJ Warren, Chuma Okeke and Kevin McCullar Jr. .
The Knicks could also sign a free agent.
Zhaire Smith, Jalen McDaniels, Jahlil Okafor, Kendall Brown, Terrence Davis, and Isaiah Miller were recently released by NBA teams.
Shamet, a six-year NBA veteran who scored eight points in 20 minutes Tuesday, was signed as a free agent after playing last season with the Wizards.
He's a sharpshooter who drew praise from Tom Thibodeau during training camp.
Even if Shamet's injury is long-term, the Knicks still have guards Myles McBride, Cam Payne and Tyler Kolek to back up Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges.
Pacome Dadiette made the most of his first real NBA opportunity.
With the Knicks without all of their regular starters on Tuesday, the 19-year-old rookie dropped 16 points (all in the first half) while going 6-of-11 (including 3-of-6 from 3-point range). .
Dadiette, selected 25th overall in this year's draft, is the Knicks' first first-round pick in three years, but is considered a long-term project after playing overseas last season.
He hadn't even logged any preseason minutes until Tuesday, battling a finger injury.
However, Thibodeau rested his starting lineup against the Hornets, with Brunson, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges all in uniform.
Thibodeau has said all along that he plans to treat the final preseason contest (Friday in Washington) as a full-scale rehearsal with more regular rotations.
Dadiette, a 6-foot-8 wing, probably won't play much in the regular season yet — at least not unless the Knicks suffer a rash of injuries.
But on Tuesday, he made a strong first impression.
Precious Achiuwa led the Knicks with 20 points and 16 rebounds.
