On May 8, Beijing time, the Knicks officially announced that Mitchell Robinson missed G2 due to an ankle injury! According to Shams, Robinson suffered a stress injury to his left ankle and will be out for 6-8 weeks! If calculated by 6 weeks, Robinson is likely to complete his comeback on June 19, when the NBA Finals are all over, and it is certain that Robinson will be reimbursed for the playoffs!
What's the matter, the Knicks are already understaffed, in addition to Robinson, the main Randle (shoulder injury) and Bojan (foot injury) are already reimbursed for the season! Now it's okay, the camp is full of wounded soldiers, and Thibodeau has more reason to the starters, netizens have ridiculed, really sweat for the big head, Hart and DiVincenzo, none of you can fall.
Soon Robinson updated his personal Twitter and wrote: "This TM is really terrible, I don't know what to say, this is not the end!" "Left ankle stress injury, a very familiar injury, Da Yao was ruined by it! In the 2009 playoffs, Yao Ming suffered a stress injury, and his career was also greatly affected.
A brother said that Robinson is not a starter, and the Knicks will not be affected at all as long as they start! Although Robinson is not a starter, he is also an important rotation player, and this injury is the only one left on the inside. In the playoffs this season, Robinson played a total of 6 games, averaging 19.2 minutes off the bench per game, contributing 2.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1.2 blocks! He shot 50 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from the free throw line.
It is worth mentioning that Robinson has only been back for a short time. On December 8, 2023, Robinson suffered an ankle injury in a game against the Celtics, and then the Knicks announced that Robinson would undergo surgery and applied for an injury exception from the league, but it was denied! The reason is that the league believes Robinson can make a comeback in the second half of the regular season.
It wasn't until March 28 this year, in the Knicks' game against the Raptors, that Robinson finally ushered in his comeback! Robinson only played a total of 31 games in the regular season, including 21 starts, playing an average of 24.8 minutes per game, scoring 5.6 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks! He shot 57.5 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from the free-throw line.
It was precisely because of Robinson's injury that Harden seized the opportunity during this period and sat firmly in the starting position in the playoffs. Judging from these performances, Hatten really lived up to expectations, starting an average of 27.7 minutes per game in 7 playoff games, contributing 10.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 blocks! He shot 59.3 percent from the field, 50 percent from three-point range and 83.3 percent from the free throw line. In the last game, he threw three points into the magic whistle, which was full of highlights!
Robinson's injury caused the whole network to scold one person, and that was Embiid! Many fans even believe that Robinson's injury was caused by the Emperor, and this morning's Knicks statement also pointed out that Robinson suffered an ankle injury in the series against the 76ers.
Time back to the Knicks and Philadelphia's G3, there were more than 4 minutes left in the first quarter, and after Embiid fell to the ground in defense to prevent the opponent from making a layup, he directly "sneaked up" and pulled down Robinson, who was making a layup! This also caused a conflict between the two sides, DiVincenzo was very dissatisfied and stepped forward to negotiate, and finally Embiid was blown for a first-degree malicious foul! After the game, fans thought it was a clear move to be ejected.
Robinson also withdrew early in that game with a sprained left ankle! He also wore protective boots after the game. DiVincenzo yelled at Embiid: "That's a dirty move!" Hart strongly supported Robinson: "I was pulled off after a 280-pound jump, and I was lucky to have an ankle sprain." ”
To which Embiid responded: "I'm not trying to hurt anybody, I have to protect myself in that situation, and I want to make sure he doesn't fall on me, because that's how I was pressed to my leg by Kuming before." Fans say that protecting oneself doesn't mean you can ignore others.
In the end, it's up to you, what do you think of Embiid's action? Hopefully Robinson recovers soon, do you think Robinson's injury will have an impact on the Knicks and Pacers in this series?