That the New York Knicks are 43-28, fourth in the East, is nothing less than a byproduct of their strength of character.<\/p>\n
Met by substantial misfortune, the Knicks have taken the court without multiple key players for half of the season. To that point, consider that All-Star forward Julius Randle<\/a> has only played 46 games this season. 25-year-old rim-protector Mitchell Robinson<\/a> has missed 50 straight games after completing surgery to repair a stress fracture in his ankle. Robinson is second in Knicks history in career blocks (594).<\/p>\n The Knicks provided several injury updates on Monday, with the most notable news being Robinson\u2018s anticipated return.<\/p>\n \u201cOf the three big injured players for the Knicks, [Robinson], as expected, is the closest to a return<\/a>,\u201d per the New York Post\u2019s Stefan Bondy.<\/p>\n Bondy adds that Robinson was \u201ca full participant in a practice last week,\u201d \u201cis moving quite well,\u201d and \u201cjust needs a little bit more time.\u201d<\/p>\n Randle, who has been out since late January with a dislocated shoulder, \u201cis feeling good but hasn\u2019t been cleared yet for full contact,\u201d per SportsNet New York\u2018s Ian Begley.<\/p>\n Julius Randle is feeling good but hasn\u2019t been cleared yet for full contact, Tom Thibodeau says. Randle\u2019s been doing controlled contact but hasn\u2019t been taking live contact. Randle has been in this stage of rehab for a few weeks. Thibodeau says Randle hasn\u2019t had setback.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ian Begley (@IanBegley) March 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nKnicks Trio Receive Major Injury Updates Ahead of Playoffs<\/h2>\n
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