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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Neither the New England Patriots nor Rob Gronkowski offered an update on the tight ends status on Monday, after he absorbed a crunching hit that knocked him out of Sunday nights loss to the Seattle Seahawks for five plays.But ESPNs Adam Schefter has been told the injury is not overly serious and that Gronkowski does not have a punctured lung, as has been reported. It is not known if the injury will affect Gronkowskis status for Sundays game in San Francisco or if the injury was the reason he canceled an EA Sports media event scheduled for Tuesday in New York.Following Sundays 31-24 loss to the Seahawks, Gronkowski relayed that he had the wind knocked out of him.Just down for about a minute or two. Its a little tough to breathe, but once it comes back, youre good, he said of the hit by safety Earl Thomas. He hit me fair and square. Its football. Youre going to get laid out eventually.Gronkowski was seen in the locker room on Monday and said hello to reporters but did not discuss his injury.He said after Sundays game that the blow delivered by Thomas was probably one of the hardest Ive got hit in my career, for sure, by a good, fast player whos like a missile.Thomas returned the compliment on Tuesday, tweeting:Gronkowski tweeted in reply:Overall, Gronkowski played 57 of 67 offensive snaps in Sundays contest, as he was given a breather for five additional plays not related to Thomas hit. He finished with three catches for 56 yards, while drawing a pass-interference penalty in the end zone and a defensive holding penalty in the end zone, both of which led to touchdowns. He was also targeted on the teams final offensive play, an incomplete pass on fourth-and-goal from the 1.Patriots quarterback Tom Brady?was asked?during his weekly Monday night appearance on Westwood One radio about an NFL.com report that Gronkowski might have suffered an injury to his lung.Im not sure. I left the facility earlier today and hadnt heard anything and still havent heard anything, Brady told host Jim Gray. Thats the first Ive heard of it.Brady addressed his own injury after he absorbed a low hit by Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor early in Sunday nights loss and said he felt fortunate that it didnt result in a right knee injury.Im sore, Brady said Monday. But Ill be ready to go next week. Wholesale Air Max 97 . General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. Cheap Nike Air Max Invigor . 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Wholesale Air Max 95 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- For a team thats been on the wrong end of lopsided losses too often this season, the New York Knicks have become pretty good at pulling out the close ones.Its not exactly the plan new coach Jeff Hornacek laid out at the start, but its one hes willing to live with for now.Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points, including two free throws with 14.8 seconds remaining, and New York held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 103-100 Friday night.It just builds confidence and trust, said Brandon Jennings, who scored 13 points in place of injured Derrick Rose. I know its still kind of early, but for us this is big to win these close games . especially in the clutch.Kristaps Porzingis added 17 points and 10 rebounds for New York. Kyle OQuinn had eight points and 11 rebounds to help the Knicks beat the Kings for the second time in six days.The Knicks have dropped four games by 19 points or more, including a 126-94 home loss to defending NBA champion Cleveland on Wednesday. Conversely, New York is 6-0 in games decided by four points or fewer.Its really been our defensive stops late that have allowed us to win these games, Hornacek said. Theyre veteran guys that get after it and they have a confidence going. They dont get panicked, they just take their time and make the plays.New York went cold from the field down the stretch but made six free throws over the final 2:09 to hang on.The Kings missed multiple shots in the waning moments, including an uncontested driving layup by DeMarcus Cousins with 22 seconds left that would have given Sacramento the lead.Rudy Gay missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds remaining, and Cousins also missed a desperation heave from beyond midcourt that hit the rim at the buzzer.We competed the whole night but we had small mistakes and we have to correct those or continue to lose close games, Cousins said. I hate to ssay it, but its a learning curve.ddddddddddddAnthony had 23 points and five rebounds in the first half, then came up big from the stripe to help seal the Knicks fifth win in six games. He shot 9 of 22 from the floor and made his first 12 free throw attempts before missing two with 2.6 seconds left.Cousins finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Gay added 13 points for the Kings.Things got chippy during a timeout with 2:23 remaining. Darren Collison of the Kings and Courtney Lee of the Knicks appeared to get into a heated exchange before players from both teams stepped between the two. Collison and Lee received technical fouls.TIP-INSKnicks: Anthony scored 15 points in the first quarter. He also was called for a technical foul while driving for a layup attempt in the fourth. ... Jennings was 5 of 10 and had five rebounds with seven assists. He also shot an air ball on a free throw in the fourth quarter.Kings: Collison scored six straight points in the fourth quarter and made a layup that briefly put Sacramento up 94-92. ... Cousins was whistled for a technical foul midway through the third quarter, his eighth of the season.A REST FOR BARNESMatt Barnes did not play for the first time this season, although Kings coach Dave Joerger said it had nothing to do with the ongoing investigation stemming from an altercation in a bar that Barnes and Cousins were allegedly involved in while the team was in New York last weekend. Joerger called it a scheduled rest for Barnes, adding that he plans to do it more frequently for the remainder of the season.UP NEXTKnicks: Continue their five-game road trip against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. New York has won four straight against the Lakers.Kings: Play at Utah on Saturday. ' ' '