{"id":671106,"date":"2026-05-29T00:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T00:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/671106\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T00:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T00:29:09","slug":"knicks-mitchell-robinson-suffers-broken-pinky-finger-nba-finals-status-unclear-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/671106\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks\u2019 Mitchell Robinson suffers broken pinky finger, NBA Finals status unclear: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mitchell<\/p>\n

Mitchell Robinson, the longest-tenured Knicks player, injured his pinky finger before the NBA Finals. Gregory Shamus \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson broke his right pinky finger earlier this week, and there is no timetable for his return, league sources told The Athletic.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how Robinson suffered the injury.<\/p>\n

The news comes on the heels of New York reaching the NBA Finals<\/a> for the first time since 1999 after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals. It\u2019ll be a huge blow for the Knicks if Robinson misses games, whether their Finals opponent is the Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs have two 7-footers in Victor Wembanyama and Luke Kornet, while the Thunder have Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein.<\/p>\n

Robinson, the longest-tenured Knick, ranked fourth in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (4.2) during the regular season and had a league-best 20.1 offensive rebounding percentage.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years with his offensive rebounding and defense.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

While Robinson has only missed one game this postseason, his minutes have declined, largely due to his issues at the free-throw line. He\u2019s making just 30.2 percent of his shots from the charity stripe, and teams are intentionally fouling him to try and disrupt New York\u2019s high-powered offense.<\/p>\n

Second-year big man Ariel Hukporti, who logged just 498 minutes during the regular season, is New York\u2019s third-string center.<\/p>\n

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