Amar'e Stoudemire missed Monday's morning shootaround with an illness and is questionable to play later in the evening against the Knicks, Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post reports.

Stoudemire missed Monday's morning shootaround with an illness and is questionable to play later in the evening against the Knicks, Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post reports.

Analysis:

Stoudemire has likely eagerly anticipated this matchup with his former team, so look for him to do everything in his power to try to shake off the illness and declare himself available to come off the bench by the time the game rolls around. However, if Stoudemire fails to notice enough improvement, coach Erik Spoelstra and the team's medical staff will likely err on the side of caution and keep the big man sidelined again.