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Within the midst of a two-game skid, the New York Knicks suffered one other main blow Thursday.
The group announced that middle Mitchell Robinson shall be reevaluated in three weeks after he underwent profitable surgical procedure to restore the fractured thumb on his proper hand.
Robinson was forced to exit Wednesday’s recreation towards the Washington Wizards within the first quarter after he injured his thumb. With out their rim protector on the ground, the Knicks misplaced 116-105 to a Wizards group that had misplaced 5 of its earlier six video games.
This is not the primary time Robinson has been sidelined with a hand damage. He suffered a fractured right hand in February 2021 and was restricted to 31 video games that season.
The fifth-year huge man is averaging 7.2 factors, 8.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks whereas capturing 67.4 p.c from the sphere. Robinson ranks second within the NBA with 4.3 offensive rebounds per recreation. He has by no means shot underneath 65 p.c in a season throughout his NBA profession.
The approaching absence for the 24-year-old won’t be simple for the Knicks’ frontcourt to deal with. Behind Robinson, Isaiah Hartenstein and Jericho Sims had been splitting minutes with the second unit, although neither of them is taken into account a stout defender.
There is a chance that New York deploys smaller lineups extra typically, with star ahead Julius Randle seeing time at middle. The 28-year-old leads the group with averages of 24.2 factors and 10.7 rebounds, and he might be in for a fair larger load to shoulder whereas Robinson is out.
The Knicks will return to motion Friday towards the Atlanta Hawks (23-22).
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