{"id":11384,"date":"2023-01-27T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/james-dolan-adds-mystery-to-mitchell-robinsons-return-schedule\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T07:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T07:12:00","slug":"james-dolan-adds-mystery-to-mitchell-robinsons-return-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/james-dolan-adds-mystery-to-mitchell-robinsons-return-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"James Dolan adds mystery to Mitchell Robinson&#8217;s return schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>BOSTON \u2014 The Knicks say nothing has changed in the prognosis for Mitchell Robinson&#8217;s return from thumb surgery, despite a rare official quote about the team made Thursday by owner James Dolan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Knicks are doing great. They&#8217;re not at the top of the league, but they&#8217;re not at the bottom either. They&#8217;re in playoff position right now,&#8221; Dolan said in a televised Fox 5 interview, mostly at Madison Square Garden. and other venues about the company&#8217;s controversial facial recognition technology policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So we have to get through the next four weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An extra four weeks would mean Robinson would miss next month&#8217;s All-Star break, but the only official timeline provided by the Knicks is that the starting center will be re-evaluated three weeks after surgery on Jan. 19. It was something &#8220;Nothing has changed in the update,&#8221; a team spokesperson said before Thursday&#8217;s game against the Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t see what [Dolan] Said. But regardless of what medical officials say, I think they would have re-examined him in a few years. 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So whatever it is, yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>The Knicks started the day in 7th place in the Eastern Conference, with a 7-10 play-in range, technically outside the playoff cutoff.  They&#8217;ve lost three of their first four games, including the night of Robinson&#8217;s injury on Jan. 18 against the Wizards.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Jalen Brunson has vowed to hit back at Brooklyn native and Knicks teammate Obi Toppin for trash-talking him ahead of last week&#8217;s NFL playoff game between the Eagles and Giants. Branson joked Thursday that he didn&#8217;t have to reply after his favorite team beat the Giants 38-7 on Saturday to advance to the NFC Championship Game against the 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Toppin&#8217;s bragging rights, Branson replied, &#8220;I think the score is good enough.&#8221;  &#8220;I don&#8217;t need to say anything about how we won, so I&#8217;ll just leave it at that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Evan Fournier missed two games in a row after the birth of his second child. 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