Amar'e Stoudemire: "I'm not injured"

Amar'e Stoudemire has insisted that his absence from the New York Knicks' team is not down to injury.

Head coach Mike Woodson had said that the power forward would be sidelined for "a while" after experiencing swelling in his surgically-repaired knee.

However, the 31-year-old told his Twitter followers:

Fans, IM NOT INJURED, just want u to know I'm ONLY stay'n bk bc of 6 games n 9 days w/ bk2bks! Body & Knees feel great! #Knicks #STAT

— Amar'e Stoudemire (@Amareisreal) December 17, 2013

Stoudemire has averaged 7.7 points per game so far this season.