Knicks without key backup Mitchell Robinson in Game 2 because of an illness

Knicks without key backup Mitchell Robinson in Game 2 because of an illness

Mitchell Robinson won’t play for the New York Knicks on Wednesday night in Game 2 against Philadelphia because of an illness, leaving each team without a center.

Atlantic Notes: Robinson, M. Brown, Nurse, Vucevic

The Knicks have ruled backup center Mitchell Robinson out for Game 2 against the Sixers due to an illness, SNY’s Ian Begley writes (Twitter link). Robinson had previously been listed as questionable, having been added to the injury report this afternoon. Robinson played just 12 minutes in Game 1, limited by foul trouble as well as the Sixers’ decision to intentionally foul him early in the game to take advantage of his 37.7% career playoff perce…