The center of New York Knicks Mitchell Robinson could be allowed to make its seasonal debut Friday against the Grizzlies of Memphis or Sunday against Miami Heat, According to Ian Beggley of Sny. Robinson, the New York departure center last season, underwent surgery at the left ankle in May following an injury he suffered during the playoffs in 2024. He contacted meals, and after training on Tuesday Coach Tom Thibodeau told journalists“He did everything today. He was active, very active,” adding that his return would depend on how his body reacts.
“He blocked my shot today, I was a little upset,” said goalkeeper Cameron Payne Told journalists on Tuesday. “I say to myself,” guy, I normally understand that. “It was like, ‘no, I’m back!’ “”
While a Knicks Center approaches a return, however, another would be faced with an absence of four to six weeks. According to Shams Charania d’EspnAriel Hukporti torn the meniscus in her left knee during the 110-105 victory in New York against the 76ers of Philadelphia on Wednesday. Hukporti, a 22-year-old recruit written n ° 58 last June, began against Philadelphia in place of Karl-Anthony Towns (left-wing tendinopathy) but left the match at the start of the fourth quarter because of what the team called a sprained of the left knee. It was the first beginning of Hukporti’s career. (In the previous games that the cities have missed, Thibodeau has chosen to start the Sims of Jericho negotiated.)
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The Knicks have largely succeeded without Robinson this season, but could certainly use his help. They have a file of 38-20 and are the seeded n ° 3 of the East Conference, largely on the strength of their offense n ° 3. With the cities occupying the old central point of Robinson, the Knicks have a real spacing with five outings with their initial alignment on the ground, which made them extremely difficult to stop. Their defense n ° 20, however, was not so impressive. Their offensive rebound, the identity of this team in recent years, has also slipped. The Knicks ranked first on this front a season and second two years ago. This year, they are 11th. These areas are Robinson specialties, so recovering it on the ground should unlock a lot for New York.
This will be particularly true from the point of view of the versatility of the range. The Knicks have been incredibly dependent on their starters this season. The unit of five cities, Og Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson, played 826 minutes over the year. No other programming of the league exceeds 528, and no other alignment Knicks exceeds 120. Thibodeau teams tend to count on their entries more than most, but such divergence is enormous even according to its standards.
Robinson will open doors for Knicks, allowing Thibodeau to mix things according to the matches. With him back in the fold, they could play huge queues with Robinson in the center and cities in Power Forward. They will have a much better rescue center than Precious Achiuwa, which seems significant – the Knicks have better 7.8 points for 100 possessions with cities on the ground than without him this season. A healthy Robinson is a major step towards the establishment of depth whose knicks will have to succeed in the playoffs, so recover it should give the team a major boost in the section.
