Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has entered the concussion protocol after being hit in the face against the Rockets Saturday night, writes Marc Berman of The New York Post. He is out indefinitely.
Robinson, 23, was hit in the nose by an elbow from Jae’Sean Tate in the third quarter of the contest and did not return to the game, Berman relays.
Last season Robinson suffered a broken hand that sidelined him for 15 games. Four games after he returned, he had an awkward landing and broke his foot, which required surgery.
Robinson has still been dealing with lingering effects from the foot surgery this season, as he’s struggled with conditioning and multiple ankle sprains, Berman says. The big man also had a hip flexor injury less than two weeks ago.
Robinson will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. It’s tricky to gauge his market value due to his injury history and offensive limitations. Through 15 games, he’s averaging 7.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks in 25.7 minutes per contest.
According to Berman, backup center Taj Gibson is also sidelined with a strained groin, while Nerlens Noel, who’s been dealing with knee issues, still isn’t 100%. Rookie Jericho Sims figures to see some playing time with the frontcourt so undermanned, while second-year forward Obi Toppin could see an increase in minutes.
It’s too bad. When he’s not getting winded or hurt, he’s actually been physically dominant. He needs an effective lob partner to score, and that’s not there right now.
While this news on all 3 C’s is not good, there can be a silver lining to it if it means we can give more minutes to a non-C lineup with Randle and Toppin together. Not really small ball, but it does change things up and gives Toppin a real path to PT against starters and finishers.
Sims can take up some slack. I agree like to see Toppin get more mins. This is going to interesting. To see how they play against Bulls now. Mitch needs to get in shape. Guy should be running miles every other day. Then get on bike. He is not in gm shape yet. That’s hurt our D. Since he is most important part of it. Get healthy bro.
Which of these huge humans would you rather have on your team if you could have them for their entire career, Shawn Bradley, Gheorghe Muresan, Boban Marjanovic, or Manute Bol? Rank 1-4 if possible…
Boban ….. that’s easy.
lol I sense a strong amount of recency bias
No I just think he’s the best baller big out of those. That’s all.
Muresan, Bradley, Marjanovic & Bol!
Muresan>>>>>>>Rest
‘Robinson, 23, has struggled with injuries the past two seasons, but this one was simply unlucky.’
So were his injuries last season that you mentioned in the next paragraph. imo, breaking a hand then breaking a foot seems pretty unlucky to me. Hope he’s alright, but with a head injury, I hope he takes a little extra time coming back.
Good catch, thanks. I certainly didn’t mean to imply that the concussion was unlucky and the others weren’t. I removed that bit.
Thanks, Rory!
To me I see a guy not as committed this yr. Considering it’s a contract yr. I’d expect a serious commitment to playing . And in best shape ever. He’s not the player of last yr. Not yet anyway. His D would help ease Kemba and Fournier into starting unit.
He is a dirty player, just got some of his own back. Clotheslined Lonzo Ball (offball) on games final play last time in Chicago – no call either.