Mitchell Robinson's absence to start the season has extended longer than anyone would have thought after it was initially described as "load management."

But what really is a considerable enough ankle injury to keep him out of the first four games of the 2025-26 season has thrown his availability for the entirety of the Knicks' first road trip into jeopardy — even after head coach Mike Brown brought him with the team with full expectations of a season debut.

The final game of the road trip is Friday in Chicago against the Bulls, and Robinson is being listed as a game-time decision, despite being a full participant in practice on Thursday.

The 27-year-old was poised to start the year as the Knicks' starting center, providing stellar defense and immovable board control that would allow th

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