{"id":842588,"date":"2025-04-21T18:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T23:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/mitchell-robinson-of-the-knicks-has-not-been-excluded-from-the-upcoming-game-against-the-hornets-at-least-for-now\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T18:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T23:12:13","slug":"mitchell-robinson-of-the-knicks-has-not-been-excluded-from-the-upcoming-game-against-the-hornets-at-least-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/mitchell-robinson-of-the-knicks-has-not-been-excluded-from-the-upcoming-game-against-the-hornets-at-least-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Robinson of the Knicks has not been excluded from the upcoming game against the Hornets, at least for now."},"content":{"rendered":"
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SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Other than missing Jalen Brunson, the Knicks were at full strength for Wednesday\u2019s 120-105 loss to the Spurs.<\/p>\n

That is because Mitchell Robinson, who was previously uncertain due to \u201cinjury management,\u201d was ultimately considered ready to play and contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds coming off the bench.<\/p>\n

Tom Thibodeau did not completely rule out Robinson from playing on Thursday against the Hornets. However, earlier this month, the center did miss one game of a back-to-back set against the Lakers.<\/p>\n

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Mitchell Robinson, who scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, slams home a dunk during the Knicks\u2019 120-105 loss to the Spurs on March 19, 2025. Scott Wachter-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll deal with tomorrow, tomorrow,\u201d Thibodeau said of the Charlotte game. \u201cWe\u2019re just dealing with today, today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Logic suggests Robinson won\u2019t be thrust into a back-to-back. <\/p>\n

The strategy for the 26-year-old, who had not played for 10 months due to ankle surgery before returning at the end of February, was always to gradually improve his fitness and carefully plan for his playoff readiness while adhering to a limited playing time.<\/p>\n

So if he plays in Charlotte, it would be surprising.<\/p>\n

The Knicks have four more back-to-back sets this season, including next week against the Mavericks (Tuesday) and Clippers (Wednesday).<\/p>\n

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Thibodeau said Robinson is operating with a \u201cguideline\u201d of about 24 minutes and that will \u201cprobably increase some.\u201d<\/p>\n

In San Antonio on Wednesday, Robinson logged 17 minutes with 13 points and 11 boards \u2014 including a heavier dose alongside Karl-Anthony Towns in a Two Towers alignment \u2014 but the Knicks were outrebounded overall, 52-44.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something we got to work on,\u201d Robinson said. Obviously rebounding is a big part of the game. So we didn\u2019t rebound that well and the shots didn\u2019t go in. We just got to fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Talk about a rollercoaster.<\/p>\n

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Josh Hart went from no points on Saturday to a historic triple-double on Monday to just two points on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Josh Hart, who scored just two points, looks to make a pass during the Knicks\u2019 loss to the Spurs. Scott Wachter-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The forward, who took just four shots in 35 minutes against the Spurs, again implored for more teamwork.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a combination of the ball not falling but also we have to make it easier for each other,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have to playmake for each other and put ourselves in situations where we can be successful. You knew that was going to be the struggle without [Brunson]. But we have to make the game easier for each other. And I feel like we didn\u2019t do that today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Other than missing Jalen Brunson, the Knicks were at full strength for Wednesday\u2019s 120-105 loss to the Spurs. That is because Mitchell Robinson, who was previously uncertain due to \u201cinjury management,\u201d was ultimately considered ready to play and contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds coming off the bench. Tom Thibodeau did not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":842589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4227,29951],"tags":[21083,18492],"class_list":{"0":"post-842588","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mitchell","8":"category-robinson","9":"tag-mitchell","10":"tag-robinson"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=842588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=842588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=842588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=842588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}