According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the New York Knicks and head coach Tom Thibodeau are seriously considering the idea of replacing Josh Hart with Mitchell Robinson in the starting lineup.

This would be a shock to everyone due to Thibodeau always being known to run a consistent lineup and never making lineup changes, especially in the postseason.

The main reason why New York seeks change is because of them losing in Game 2 and being down 2-0 to the Indiana Pacers.

By incorporating Robinson into the lineup, this not only gives new life and a spark to the team, but will allow for his size to attribute to better defense, more rebounding opportunities, and overall rim protection.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the New York Knicks will see their center make his season debut within the next week.

Mitchell Robinson has completed multiple full scrimmages recently, as he has one more scheduled with the intention of him being cleared to return.

The 26-year-old has been out since Game 1 of their second round matchup against the New York Knicks. Robinson has been dealing with an ankle injury, which involved surgery, and has been rehabbing for months to get to this point.

New York hopes his return will add a nice addition, a boost, to their frontcourt.

According to multiple reports, the New York Knicks have discovered that Karl-Anthony Towns not only has a sprain but a bone chip in his right thumb.

His right hand is his shooting hand. There is good news, though: Towns is willing to play through the injury. This injury doesn’t require surgery during or after the season.

Towns missed Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Jericho Sims started in his absence.