GOOD NEWS AS.. MITCH CAME BACK, WITH EXCITING….
GOOD NEWS AS.. MITCH CAME BACK, WITH EXCITING….
MITCH IS COMING BACK, AND BRINGING EXCITING OPTIONS
Mitchell Robinson’s return is on the far horizon. When he comes back, he and Isaiah Hartenstein will form a two-
The Knicks ended their six-game home stand going 3-3 as Indiana took advantage of New York’s lack of size playing without a true center.
You may have heard, but the Knicks’ starting center, Mitchell Robinson, is set to return to on-court shooting after the All-Star break.
It was revealed by Knicks’ Coach Tom Thibodeau last Tuesday before New York’s victory against Memphis that the staff has been very pleased with how the big man has been coming along with his ankle injury, perFred Katz. Robinson has been side-lined since mid-December after a serious ankle surgery.
While there is no actual set timetable for his return, Coach Thibs was able to lay out the process when asked about it.
do the rehab part, you’re in the pool, you’re on the [anti-gravity treadmill], you’re lifting, doing that sort of thing,” he explained. “Then they’ll clear him to get on the court with form shooting, that sort of thing. Then they’ll progress to the running part, the jumping part, then you start off one-on-zero, then one-on-one, then two-on-two, so there’s a progression to it, to where you get to the five-on-five and then you’re cleared for practice.”
In essence, Coach Thibs stated that he is following the advised medical protocol until Robinson is cleared for his return to the team. Until then, Robinson’s goal has been to get back into shape. And so, he has been able to do very limited shooting, swimming, and biking in order to gradually accomplish this goal as well as just getting back into the rhythm of things.