Knicks' Obi Toppin out 7-10 Days After Calf Injury Diagnosed as Strain

New York Knicks forward Obi Toppin will miss at least a week with a strained right calf. 

According to the Knicks, Toppin will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days after an MRI revealed the extent of the injury. 

"It's a calf, and those things are tricky," head coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters. "He'll be evaluated by the doctors. He actually felt a little better today, so that's a good sign."

Having played just one game in the NBA before the injury, it isn't quite the start that the 22-year-old Brooklyn native envisioned.

He tallied nine points and three rebounds with two blocks and an assist through 23 minutes as the Knicks dropped their season opener, 121-107, to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.

His hometown Knicks selected him at No. 8 in this year's draft after he spent two seasons at Dayton, where his sophomore campaign was enough to earn him Naismith College Player of the Year honors. In 31 games with the Flyers, Toppin averaged 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 blocks on 63.3 percent shooting from the field.

Julius Randle will continue to dominate minutes at power forward as long as Toppin is sidelined.