Injuries have dogged Robinson throughout his career. He played in just 31 games during the 2023-24 season and only 17 games during the 2024-25 season due to an ankle injury. Robinson was available for the playoffs last season and played a big part in New York’s first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years with his offensive rebounding and defense. This season, Robinson played 60 games for the first time since the 2021-22 campaign. The Knicks had Robinson on an injury management plan, which included not using him in back-to-back games, with the hope that he would be fresh for the playoffs. While Robinson has only missed one game this postseason, his minutes have declined, largely due to his issues at the free-throw line. He’s making just 30.2 percent of his shots from the charity stripe, and teams are intentionally fouling him to try and disrupt New York’s high-powered offense. Second-year big man Ariel Hukporti, who logged just 498 minutes during the regular season, is New York’s third-string center.
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Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson has surgery on broken pinkie, hopeful for NBA Finals: Sources

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NEW YORK — New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson underwent surgery on the right pinkie finger he broke earlier this week, and the team is hopeful he can return for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, league sources told The Athletic.

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Injuries have dogged Robinson throughout his career. He played in just 31 games during the 2023-24 season and only 17 games during the 2024-25 season due to an ankle injury. Robinson was available for the playoffs last season and played a big part in New York’s first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years with his offensive rebounding and defense. This season, Robinson played 60 games for the first time since the 2021-22 campaign. The Knicks had Robinson on an injury management plan, which included not using him in back-to-back games, with the hope that he would be fresh for the playoffs. While Robinson has only missed one game this postseason, his minutes have declined, largely due to his issues at the free-throw line. He’s making just 30.2 percent of his shots from the charity stripe, and teams are intentionally fouling him to try and disrupt New York’s high-powered offense. Second-year big man Ariel Hukporti, who logged just 498 minutes during the regular season, is New York’s third-string center.

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