Knicks lose Mitchell Robinson for postseason due to ankle injury

DeAndre Jordan

Another injury has bitten the New York Knicks.

Mitchell Robinson has a “stress injury” to his left ankle and is out for at least six to eight weeks, the team announced Tuesday. He will not return this season.

The longtime Knicks center, who appeared hobbled during Game 1 of New York’s second-round series against the Indiana Pacers, a 121-117 victory, underwent surgery on the same ankle in early December. He has been in and out of the lineup since, most recently spraining it during a first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Robinson approached the medical team after practice Tuesday and underwent tests in the late afternoon that showed a stress injury, a league source said. The source said that the plan right now is to avoid surgery and instead to rehab the injury.

The absence of Robinson puts more pressure on the group’s starting center, Isaiah Hartenstein, who stepped into the first unit when Robinson first got hurt in December. Precious Achiuwa, who filled in during past Robinson injuries, will once again act as the backup center.

Robinson was in the midst of a career season before he suffered his first ankle injury during the winter, making a case for his first all-def
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