Mitchell Robinson's Ankle Strikes Again After a Scheduled Rest Day
Underdog NBA reported Robinson headed to the locker room Monday.
Death, taxes, and heading to the locker room with a lower-body issue. Some things in the NBA are just inevitable, and right now, the center staying on the floor is not one of them.
Underdog NBA broke the news that Robinson was forced to leave Monday’s game and head down the tunnel. According to Yahoo Sports, he appeared to tweak his ankle while battling for a loose ball, which is exactly the kind of routine hustle play that always seems to end in disaster for him.
The timing here is objectively hilarious in the darkest way possible. Robinson was literally just ruled out for "rest" on Sunday. Taking a day off to get your body right only to immediately tweak your ankle the very next day is the kind of efficiency nobody wants to see.
You have to feel for the guy when you look at his medical chart. Robinson is already carrying the heavy baggage of two previous ankle surgeries. Every time he jumps in traffic, the entire arena holds its collective breath.
For anyone trying to project Boston's rotation or looking at their interior defense props, this is a massive headache. You simply cannot handicap a team's rim protection when their primary anchor is a constant threat to leave the game by the second quarter.
Now the are stuck playing the waiting game for the inevitable medical update. If this ankle tweak turns into another extended absence, Boston is going to have to completely rewire their frontcourt rotation before the week is over.