{"id":836443,"date":"2026-06-01T08:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/836443\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:47:39","slug":"mitchell-robinson-takes-part-in-knicks-practice-with-game-1-status-uncertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/836443\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Robinson takes part in Knicks&#8217; practice with Game 1 status uncertain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider this a small step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell Robinson, dealing with a broken left pinky finger, took part in practice Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The valuable big man went through individual work, according to coach Mike Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Brown said Robinson\u2019s status is uncertain for Wednesday\u2019s Game 1 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio, although there is hope he will be available, The Post\u2019s Stefan Bondy reported. <\/p>\n<p>Robinson <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/30\/sports\/extent-of-knicks-mitchell-robinsons-hand-injury-revealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fractured the fifth metacarpal<\/a>, which is the bone connecting the wrist to the pinky finger. <\/p>\n<p>He underwent surgery last week and was wearing some kind of protective device on his hand.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.34207077;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39543693\" width=\"792\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/05-23-26-cleveland-cavaliers-128617738.jpg\" alt=\"New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson practices free throws during warm-ups.\" class=\"wp-image-39543693\"  \/>Mitchell Robinson shoots a free throw before the Knicks\u2019 May 23 game. Charles Wenzelberg<\/p>\n<p>Brown said Robinson <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/29\/sports\/mitchell-robinsons-broken-finger-happened-off-the-court\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">didn\u2019t suffer the injury in a game or practice<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how he sustained the injury. <\/p>\n<p>The Knicks said they\u2019d provide no further details on the fracture, including its cause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t thank you guys enough for the love and support most of you bring especially at a time like this in my life,\u201d Robinson <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/30\/sports\/knicks-mitchell-robinson-thanks-supporters-for-love-after-broken-pinky\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on Instagram<\/a> under a picture of him walking into the Cavs arena during the conference finals. \u201cIt makes everything in fighting for 100x easier to deal with.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.40466392;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39543696\" width=\"829\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nba-eastern-conference-finals-game-128462033_a36683.jpg\" alt=\"New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson speaking to Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell during Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.\" class=\"wp-image-39543696\"  \/>Mitchell Robinson is pictured during the Knicks\u2019 May 21 game against the Cavaliers. Charles Wenzelberg <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ones that want to see me down and hurt all I gotta say for you is f\u2013k you. And last the ones that say they love and care about me but can\u2019t be there for me when I need them but I\u2019m always there to when they need me god get you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks\u2019 top offensive rebounder and rim protector is the best equipped to deal with San Antonio\u2019s Victor Wembanyama.<\/p>\n<p>He is also insurance for starting center Karl-Anthony Towns, who is susceptible to foul trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Miles McBride knows Spurs guard Dylan Harper\u2019s older brother, Ron Harper Jr., well. <\/p>\n<p>Their dads were college stars in Ohio, Ron Harper attending Miami of Ohio and Walt McBride playing for Xavier. <\/p>\n<p>He has been impressed by Dylan, the former Rutgers guard and five-star high school prospect out of Don Bosco Prep (N.J.).<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat\u2019s happening on and off the Garden court\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Knicks by Stefan Bondy, a weekly exclusive on Sports+.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like he\u2019s just a gamer,\u201d McBride said. \u201cHe\u2019s one of those kids that just probably in the backyard [growing up playing all the time]. I know his family pretty well. So, just in the backyard, playing against his older brother. I have an older brother, so I feel like you just figure out how to score over bigger guys, older guys [that way], and you live for these moments.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Consider this a small step in the right direction. 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