The Knicks seem to have sidestepped danger with Jalen Brunson, who practiced Sunday after turning his ankle Friday.
Mitchell Robinson does not appear to have been as lucky.
The Knicks’ starting center did not practice and was sent for further testing on his ankle, which he injured Friday in Boston.
Coach Tom Thibodeau did not reveal the nature of the testing and said he did not know if the injury could keep Robinson out for long.
“Until we get the report, it’s just speculation,” Thibodeau said after practice.
Robinson hurt his ankle in the first half of the loss to the Celtics and required X-rays, which Thibodeau had said came back negative.
Robinson was not on the bench for the start of the second half but returned soon thereafter and played nearly five minutes of the third quarter before sitting for the fourth. After the game, Thibodeau said Robinson was “fine.”
Robinson is among the best rebounders in the NBA and a valued rim protector. The 7-footer missing time would be a blow for the Knicks, who likely would plug in Isaiah Hartenstein as starter.
“I felt all along that one of our strengths was that [center] position,” Thibodeau said.
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