Robinson wraps – Mitchell Robinson wrapped his right hand during the Knicks’ open practice Tuesday in San Antonio, a day before Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Spurs. He has a broken right pinkie finger and the Knicks were waiting to see how he would be listed on the inju
In San Antonio, Mitchell Robinson stood out before Tuesday’s Knicks practice even began—right hand wrapped, moving through the open portion of the workout as New York finished preparations for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Spurs.
The injury is specific, and so is the uncertainty. Robinson has a broken right pinkie finger. The Knicks had planned their day around what he could do, with practice observations landing in the same tight window the NBA injury report would later cover.
“I don’t know (how) he’ll be listed on the injury report,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said before practice. The injury report for Game 1 was expected to be released later Tuesday afternoon.
Robinson was not available during media day on Tuesday, a detail that has matched how the NBA has sometimes handled players coming off injuries going into the finals.
This is the kind of late-series question the Spurs and Knicks both live with—what’s truly available. what’s truly safe. and what a roster can absorb if one player is limited. Robinson’s value on the floor is tied to size and presence, and in this matchup that matters. The Knicks will need big guys for one obvious reason: the 7-foot-4 challenge posed by Spurs star Victor Wembanyama. who tends to attract waves of defenders.
The Knicks’ center also brings a rare kind of reliability of experience. Robinson has played in 445 games with the Knicks—105 more than any other player on the current New York roster—and he has appeared in all but one of the team’s 14 playoff contests this run to the finals.
Even his production in these playoffs carries a clear split. He has shot 28 for 38 from the field (74%), but he has been 13 for 43 from the foul line (30%). He is also listed as the bulkiest player on the team at 7-foot and 275 pounds, a bit bigger than Karl-Anthony Towns.
Robinson’s message last weekend reflected the same mix of toughness and uncertainty as he walked into Tuesday’s practice wrapped up. “I can’t thank you guys enough for the love and support most of you bring especially at a time like this in my life. ” he posted after news of his injury was revealed. “It makes everything I’m fighting for 100x easier to deal with.”.
For now. the storyline is simple and sharp: a broken right pinkie finger. a wrap seen during the open portion of practice. and a timetable that ends when the Game 1 injury report is released later Tuesday afternoon. The Knicks can’t change what happened outside of a game or practice—but they can decide. minute by minute. how much they can afford to ask Robinson to do on the biggest stage.
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Pinkie finger? In the Finals?? That seems like nothing lol. He’ll be fine.
I feel bad for him but also… how is a broken finger gonna affect guarding Wemby? like are we sure that’s the real issue here. Knicks always have somebody dinged up right before big games.
Wait so the article says it’s a broken pinkie but the team was waiting on the injury report?? That’s just typical NBA stuff. Either they’re hiding it or he’s gonna play and pretend it’s fine. If he’s not on the injury report then he’s 100% right? I don’t even know.
Game 1 is tomorrow and he’s still wrapped up… that’s scary. Also Wembanyama is 7-4 right? So if Robinson can’t do stuff with his hands like rebounds or whatever, Spurs might run him off the court. But then again, they said he’s been reliable in the playoffs so idk, it’s like they’re saying “uncertain but reliable” which is confusing.