Mitchell Robinson injury update: Knicks big man undergoes second surgery on left ankle this season, per report [Video]

New York Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson underwent left ankle surgery to repair a stress fracture that he sustained in Game 1 of the Knicks’ second-round series against the Indiana Pacers, per ESPN. This is the second time this season Robinson has had surgery on the same ankle, and while he was already expected to be sidelined for 6-8 weeks, this essentially confirms he’ll miss the rest of the postseason.

Robinson first had surgery on the same ankle in December and was at first expected to miss the remainder of the season. But he returned in March and was able to make an impact towards the end of the season and early on in New York’s first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. However, Mitchell re-injured that ankle against the Sixers in Game 3 of that series, where the Knicks felt Joel Embiid made …