Flyers Have Clear Backup Goalie Target in Canadiens Castaway

The backup goalie market in the NHL is always a carousel, and the Philadelphia Flyers may find themselves interested in the latest name to hitch a ride on it.

This year's free agent class at the goalie position is actually quite poor, with Stuart Skinner being the clear best option and Connor Ingram, Sergei Bobrovsky, and Daniil Tarasov right behind him.

But, with backup goalie Sam Ersson's performances only worsening over time, and after three consecutive seasons at or below a .890 save percentage, the Flyers can't afford to run it back with him anymore.

The trade market is a natural, but slightly less affordable, alternative to free agency, and the Flyers would be wise to look for some deals and take advantage of other teams' situations.

One such example of this is the Montreal Canadiens, who saw incumbent starter Sam Montembeault cede his role to breakout star Jakub Dobes, then lose a lineup spot altogether to top prospect Jacob Fowler.

Montembeault, 29, stumbled to a 10-8-4 record, a 3.43 GAA, and .872 save percentage this season, with the latter comfortably being a career-worst mark.

So, while Montembeault wasn't much better than Ersson and his 14-11-5 record, 3.12 GAA, and .870 save percentage this past season, he does have a track record of being a productive rotational goalie.

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In his three previous seasons with the Canadiens, Montembeault was 63-58-19 with a 3.08 GAA and .902 save percentage.

Unspectacular, to be clear, but an upgrade on Ersson's 65-50-17 career record, 3.01 GAA, and .884 save percentage.

Even if he is just an average goalie, Montembeault would be a serviceable stopgap to play low-pressure minutes behind starting Flyers goalie Dan Vladar in a less volatile media market.

The 6-foot-3 netminder can handle starting duties adequately if called upon, as evidenced by his 2024-25 campaign with the Canadiens, and he would certainly benefit from a change of scenery after the way this past year went.

Plus, according to The Athletic NHL insider Pierre LeBrun, Montembeault "won't play another game for the Canadiens."

That relationship is over, and there isn't really a path back to the Canadiens with better, younger options like Dobes and Fowler earning their keep.

If the Flyers can take advantage of the Canadiens' lack of leverage and pry Montembeault out of Montreal at a low cost, it would only continue the trend of the organization making smart, buy-low moves on proven NHLers.

Montembeault has one year remaining on his contract at a $3.15 million cap hit.

Superfan JFK Jr. would be rooting for NY Knicks in NBA Finals from courtside seat in the sky, pal says

John F. Kennedy Jr. at the 1994 NBA Finals.
John F. Kennedy Jr. had two pairs of Knicks tickets, one on Celebrity Row and one behind the basket, which he shared with friends.

He’s one heavenly VIP.

Late Knicks superfan and Celebrity Row mainstay John F. Kennedy Jr. is cheering on his beloved Knicks from a courtside seat in the sky, a pal told The Post.

“I bet he’s cheering from somewhere,” said his close friend and chief of staff, RoseMarie Terenzio.

If John John was still alive today, he’d not only be at Madison Square Garden for the NBA finals — he’d be the most popular and best dressed person there, she added.

“John was the one New Yorker cool enough to make MSG even cooler — and he’d still be the most famous person in the building,” she said.

Kennedy, who lived in Tribeca, was known to sport a tie and button-down shirt for games at the World’s Most Famous Arena when he was going there straight from his Midtown office.

“Whether he was at a sporting event or riding his bike around the city, he always looked sharp, but he never looked like he was trying,” she added.

Kennedy, who owned two pairs of Knicks tickets, one on Celebrity Row and one behind the basket, was at MSG for the 1999 NBA Finals, the last time the Knicks made the championship.

He was even filmed during Game 4 between the Knicks and the Spurs on June 18, 1999.

John F. Kennedy Jr. had two pairs of Knicks tickets, one on Celebrity Row and one behind the basket, which he shared with friends. Getty Images

He died in plane crash a month later at the age of 38.

“He was a huge fan. Whenever he was in town and if he could, he would always go,” she said.

Terenzio, a Bronx native, recalled how her boss presented her with the lavish gift of a courtside seat to watch the Knicks take on the Chicago Bulls in January 1996.

“He took me to a Knicks game for my birthday on Celebrity Row. It was insane,” Terenzio, 60, said.

“And I remember Patrick Ewing waving to him from the Knicks bench, and I looked at him and I went, ‘Are you kidding me?! Did he just wave to you?!’ And he just started laughing.”

She recalled how Kennedy first presented her with the priceless present.

“He said to me, ‘What are you doing for your birthday? . . . Do you want to go to the Knicks game with me?’ And I remember, I said, ‘You don’t have to take me. Just give me the tickets. I’ll go.’ And he was like, ‘No, I want to go!’ It was really funny.”

RoseMarie Terenzio, who worked for JFK Jr. for five years, recalled her boss taking her to Celebrity Row for her birthday.

Kennedy’s wife, style icon Carolyn Bessette, even offered to help her choose what to wear for the big game.

“She’s like, ‘If you’re going to sit in Celebrity Row with John, we’ve got to figure out your outfit,'” she said.

“I wore black APC pants and a white T-shirt because she was like, ‘You don’t want to look too dressed up. You want to look cool, like a sports fan.'”

Bessette was more of a music fan, and wasn’t interested in accompanying her husband to the Garden, so “he would take his nieces, friends, people who were huge fans,” she said.

Terenzio penned the memoir “Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss,” about the “unlikely friendship between America’s favorite First Son and a blue-collar girl from the Bronx.”

Terenzio, a Bronx native, penned the memoir, “Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss.”

The two tickets on Celebrity Row Kennedy split with the CEO of Hachette Filipacchi, David Pecker, publisher of Kennedy’s magazine George.

The other two, which were located two rows behind the basket, he shared with his fraternity brother at Brown University, music supervisor Randy Poster.

“So if he was going to sit in Celebrity Row, he would give the other pair to someone at George or to a friend or somebody he knew,” recalled Terenzio, who worked for the Knicks as an assistant before she landed the job with Kennedy.

JFK Jr. was so generous with his courtside tickets that security at MSG once assumed the ones his friends were holding were fake, Terenzio said.

“John gave Sean Neary, an editor at George, the floor seats. And they thought Sean had fake tickets, like, ‘Wait, you’re not him!'”

Spurs upset Thunder in Game 7 to advance to NBA Finals against Knicks

Spurs upset Thunder in Game 7 to advance to NBA Finals against Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Now they’re really gonna party like it’s 1999.

The San Antonio Spurs have advanced to the 2026 NBA Finals, where they’ll face the New York Knicks in a rematch of the championship series from 27 years ago.

The Spurs on Saturday defeated the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 on the road in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, sending Victor Wembanyama to the Finals for the first time in his young career.

The 22-year-old, in just his third season since being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, was named MVP of the series. Wembanyama, in his first career postseason, had 22 points and seven rebounds in the clincher as the Spurs reached the Finals for the first time since 2014.

“It means everything,” Wembanyama said on NBC after the win. “We want four more [wins]. We’re not done yet.”

The Spurs had seven players in double figures after shooting 17-for-40 overall from deep, with Julian Champagnie scoring 16 and Stephon Castle adding 16.

The Spurs got out to a quick start by shooting efficiently — led by Castle, who had nine early points — to take a 27-13 lead midway through the first quarter. The Thunder, who shot 3-for-13 from deep in the first and commit six turnovers, responded with a 7-0 run and pulled to within seven by the end of the first at 32-25.

The Thunder – behind a big quarter by Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 19 first-half points —  pulled even with 2:15 left in the half on a 3 by Lu Dort that made it 49-49 and then took their first lead on a jumper by Jaylin Williams. The Spurs closed the half on a 7-0 run to take a 56-53 lead into the break.

The Spurs went on a 16-2 run midway through the third, capped by a Wembanyama 3, to open a 76-65 lead.

Early in the fourth quarter, De’Aaron Fox and Wembanyama hit back-to-back 3’s during a 13-4 San Antonio run to open a 97-86 lead with eight minutes remaining. The Thunder pulled within six and were on the fast break when the Spurs’ Luke Kornet, with Wembanyama on the bench, blocked Isaiah Hartenstein at the rim. Castle then followed with a jumper at the other end to push the lead to eight, and Champagnie followed with a 3 to make it 102-91.

Carson Wallace drained back-to-back 3’s to pull the Thunder within 107-101 with just over two minutes left. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a chance to make it a one-possession game on the ensuing possession but missed a 3. Castle then converted a putback at the other end to push the Spurs lead to 109-101 with one minute left to all but seal the win.

The Thunder, who swept the first two rounds of the playoffs, were denied the chance to become the first team since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors to win back-to-back titles. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning back-to-back MVP, had 35 points in the loss. Chet Holmgren had just four points on 1-for-2 shooting.

The Spurs will have homecourt advantage in the NBA Finals, hosting Game 1 and Game 2, and if necessary, Game 5 and Game 7. Game 1 is set for Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. Game 2 is Friday before the series shifts to Madison Square Garden for Games 3 and 4 on June 8 and 10.

The series will be a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals, in which Tim Duncan and David Robinson led the Spurs to a 4-1 series win over Allan Houson, Latrell Sprewell and the Knicks.

The Spurs return to the NBA Finals for the seventh time, and first since 2014 when they defeated the Miami Heat for their fourth title in 15 years (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014). The Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the East and enter the Finals on an 11-game winning streak. They reach the Finals for the first time since 1999 and are seeking their first championship since 1973.

The series between the Spurs and Knicks is also a rematch of December’s NBA Cup final, which the Knicks won 124-113. The Knicks and Spurs split the regular-season series 1-1.

De'Aaron Fox, Mike Brown to face off in NBA Finals season after Kings departures

De'Aaron Fox, Mike Brown to face off in NBA Finals season after Kings departures originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

A few years ago, the Kings and their fans had hoped Mike Brown‘s arrival in Sacramento to join forces with star point guard De’Aaron Fox would lead to an eventual NBA Finals trip.

Despite an incredible 2022-23 NBA season that saw the Kings earn the Western Conference’s No. 3 seed with 48 wins and end a 16-season playoff drought, those dreams of making the Finals with the duo were dashed last season.

Brown was fired on Dec. 27, 2024, after the Kings began the season 13-18. Six weeks later, Fox was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team deal that netted the Kings All-Star guard Zach LaVine.

One year later, in a cruel twist, Fox and Brown indeed are going to the NBA Finals … as opponents.

Brown, hired as the Knicks’ coach last summer, has guided New York to its first Finals appearance since 1999.

Fox and the Spurs sealed the marquee Finals matchup by stunning the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 on Saturday night at Paycom Center.

San Antonio’s 111-103 victory was a spirited effort that saw seven Spurs players score in double figures, with Fox adding 15 points, five assists and three steals to help punch his team’s ticket to the NBA’s biggest stage.

The Knicks won 53 games this season, and as the Eastern Conference’s No. 3 seed, beat the Atlanta Hawks in the first round, swept the Philadelphia 76ers in the conference semifinals and swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals.

In the first round against the Hawks, the Knicks were down two games to one, putting Brown’s job in jeopardy. But he righted the ship and has New York on an 11-game winning streak entering the NBA Finals.

Fox, on the other hand, was an All-Star for the second time this season, averaging 18.6 points and 6.2 assists in 72 games.

The 28-year-old has battled an ankle injury this postseason that has limited him to 15 playoff games, but surrounded by superstar Victor Wembanyama and blossoming star guard Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper, Fox has the supporting cast to keep things going while he sat out.

A turbulent couple of months last season have given way to brighter days for Fox and Brown.

Fox and Brown speak fondly of their time in Sacramento, but their departures might have been just what they needed to maximize their potential.

Now, one of the two will raise the Larry O’Brien Trophy in a few weeks.

Kings fans surely will be happy for whoever becomes a champion in the near future, but they will always wonder about what could have been if things had worked out for Fox and Brown in Sacramento.

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It all comes down to this.

Down 3-2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs staved off elimination with a Game 6 victory to force tonight’s winner-take-all Game 7.

The turning point in the eventual 118-91 victory came late in the third quarter when San Antonio unleashed a 20-0 run, holding Oklahoma City scoreless for nearly eight minutes and forcing them into 14 consecutive missed shots. Thunder star and league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was particularly quiet, scoring a playoff low of just 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting.

After facing heavy criticism from his coaching staff for a quiet Game 5, the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama responded with aggression and led the wire-to-wire blowout with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.

NBA Western conference finals: what to know
  • What: San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
  • When: May 30, 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
  • Channel: NBC
  • Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)

Now, with a ticket to the NBA Finals on the line, the Western Conference Finals move back to Oklahoma City for one final game.

The winner of tonight’s game will advance to face the New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals. Game 1 of the Finals is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Spurs vs. Thunder Game 7 start time:

Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals is scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. ET tonight, May 30.

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NBA Western Conference Finals schedule

  • Game 1: Spurs 122, Thunder 115 (OT2)
  • Game 2: Thunder 122, Spurs 113
  • Game 3: Thunder 123, Spurs 108
  • Game 4: Spurs 103, Thunder 82
  • Game 5: Thunder 127, Spurs 114
  • Game 6: Spurs 118, Thunder 91
  • Game 7: Saturday, May 30 (8 ET, NBC/Peacock)
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If Jonathan Isaac hits the market, Phoenix should pay attention

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As we continue to navigate the offseason, there are plenty of names worth looking at and analyzing as potential fits for the Phoenix Suns. We know this roster most likely is not going to experience a ton of turnover, which naturally makes some of the unrestricted free agent options feel more like pipe dreams than realistic additions.

That being said, if we’re talking pipe dreams, there is one player expected to hit the market soon who I’d absolutely like to see Phoenix explore, and that’s sixth-year big man Jonathan Isaac out of Florida State. The Orlando Magic are rumored to have interest in buying him out this offseason, and if that happens, a high-level defensive big is suddenly available.

And I know how this goes. Every time a player becomes available, everybody races to their keyboard and starts firing off reasons the Suns should go get him. If you know me, that’s usually not something I lean into. I try not to chase every shiny new name that pops up on the market.

With Isaac, though, this feels different. Drafted 6th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft, he is somebody I genuinely think the organization should take a long look at. The 6’10”, 230-pound Isaac is certainly more intriguing than a lot of the names likely to be available in unrestricted free agency.

I don’t view him as a starting-caliber power forward at this point in his career. I do see somebody who could help with size and depth at the four, which is an area Phoenix could absolutely use more of. Spot rotational minutes feel like a realistic fit if he were to land in the Valley.

Isaac has always had an interesting career. He’s flashed his defensive ability plenty of times, and there were stretches in Orlando when he and Jalen Suggs came off the bench together and the Orlando Magic looked downright suffocating on that end of the floor. Just two seasons ago, he came in 9th in Sixth Man of the Year voting.

The challenge has always been consistency, both with his health and his offensive game. He played in 52 games last season, averaging 10 minutes, 2.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks. He’s a career 31.6% shooter from beyond the arc, so floor spacing is not what you’re bringing him in for. The value comes on the interior, where his length, rebounding, and defensive instincts can still impact a game.

The Orlando Magic appear ready to move on from the 28-year-old big, and as they continue trying to climb out of the Eastern Conference mud, parting ways with Isaac creates an opportunity for them to fortify other areas of the roster.

That’s where Phoenix could benefit. The Suns would not need to bring Isaac in on a massive deal. They could offer the taxpayer a mid-level exception at $6 million for up to two years. Sure, the non-taxpayer mid-level exception at $15 million exists, though that would hard cap Phoenix at the first apron, and Isaac simply is not worth that number. At $6 million, though? That feels like a solid price for a back-end rotational power forward. Sure, that most likely means the Suns are moving off of another contract (if they plan on staying below the luxury tax line), but all possibilities should be explored.

And if we’re talking about players who fit the mold of the identity Phoenix built last season, Isaac checks plenty of boxes. He’s physical, he plays with an edge, and he brings the kind of defensive mentality that helped define the 2025–26 Suns. That’s why he’s somebody I’d absolutely like to see Phoenix explore.

His addition would be a targeted depth addition tied directly to the identity the Suns spent all of last season trying to establish. More size. More length. More defensive versatility. More players willing to make life miserable on the other end of the floor.

The health concerns are real, and they always will be with Isaac. That risk doesn’t disappear. At the right number and in the right role, though, Phoenix wouldn’t need him to be a savior. They’d need him to defend, rebound, and strengthen the kind of gritty, physical rotation that quietly became part of the Suns’ personality last season.

GAME THREAD: Red Sox at Guardians, game 60 of 162

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Here’s the Red sox lineup:

Here’s the Guardians lineup:

Let’s go, Guardians!

Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson thanks supporters for ‘love’ after broken pinky — but sends ‘f–k you’ to haters

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Mitchell Robinson is happy to have so much “love” and “support” after he suffered a broken bone in his right hand.

But he had a scalding message for those who want to see him down.

The Knicks big man took to Instagram on Saturday, days after it was revealed he broke his pinky in the lead-up to the NBA Finals.

Mitchell Robinson, talking at Donovan Mitchell during a Knicks’ win over the Cavaliers, suffered a broken pinky. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

“I can’t thank you guys enough for the love and support most of you bring especially at a time like this in my life. It makes everything I’m fighting for 100x easier to deal with,” he wrote, without specifically mentioning the pinky injury.”

Nevertheless, his haters got a much different message.

“The ones that want to see me down and hurt all I gotta say for you is f–k you,” he added. “And last the ones that say they love and care about me but can’t be there for me when I need them but I’m always there when they need me god will get you.”

The Post’s Stefan Bondy confirmed Robinson broke his fifth metacarpal, which connects the wrist to the pinky. Robinson, according to Bondy, recently had surgery and there is optimism he could play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which is slated for Wednesday, either against the Spurs or the Thunder.

Robinson did not practice Saturday.

The cause of the injury, however, still remains a mystery. Head coach Mike Brown said Friday that the fracture did not happen in a game or practice, but did not get into any more specifics about when it occurred.

Mitchell Robinson talks to reporters at Knicks practice on May 3, 2026 at Madison Square Garden Training Center in Greenburgh, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post

“For me, I’m always going with whoever is available today,” Brown said Friday. “And he didn’t practice today. So we’re getting whoever we need ready to go. … I don’t want to know, just let me know if he can play and when he can play. Just like we normally would, we’re getting everyone else ready to go.” 

It’s still not clear who would step in behind Robinson at center, but the next logical player would be Ariel Hukporti.

Robinson has averaged 5.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 14.2 minutes per game in the playoffs.

Mets vs. Marlins: Lineups, broadcast info, and open thread, 5/30/26

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Mets Lineup

  1. Carson Benge – RF
  2. Bo Bichette – 3B
  3. Juan Soto – LF
  4. Jared Young – DH
  5. Mark Vientos – 1B
  6. A.J. Ewing – CF
  7. Marcus Semien – 2B
  8. Vidal Brujan – SS
  9. Hayden Senger – C

SP: Christian Scott -RHP

Marlins Lineup

  1. Xavier Edwards – 2B
  2. Liam Hicks – 1B
  3. Otto Lopez – SS
  4. Kyle Stowers – LF
  5. Jakob Marsee – CF
  6. Leo Jimenez – DH
  7. Owen Caissie – RF
  8. Christopher Morel – 3B
  9. Joe Mack – C

SP: Tyler Phillips – RHP

Broadcast Info

First pitch: 4:10 PM ET
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2

Game #59 GameThread: Jays @ Orioles

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The Jays are .500, coming into today’s game, and they hold the final Wild Card spot, which seems hard to believe. It would be nice to be a game above .500 after today’s game.

The Jays have a new member of the constantly evolving bullpen. Hayden Juenger is the latest contestant.

Today’s lineup. No Lips today. He’s in a bit of a slump, with 2 hits in his last 16 at bats and his average has dropped from .313 to .277 in his last six games. Slumps happen. I’m sure he’ll pull out of it soon.

Today’s Lineups

BLUE JAYSORIOLES
George Springer – DHTaylor Ward – LF
Nathan Lukes – LFGunnar Henderson – SS
Vladimir Guerrero – 1BAdley Rutschman – C
Daulton Varsho – CFPete Alonso – 1B
Kazuma Okamoto – 3BSamuel Basallo – DH
Jesus Sanchez – RFCoby Mayo – 3B
Ernie Clement – 2BLeody Taveras – CF
Andres Gimenez – SSJackson Holliday – 2B
Tyler Heineman – CJeremiah Jackson – RF
Trey Yesavage – RHPBrandon Young – RHP

Go Jays Go.

Extent of Mitchell Robinson’s hand injury revealed as Knicks hope center suits up for NBA Finals

Mitchell Robinson dunks during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Mitchell Robinson dunks during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Mitchell Robinson’s specific injury is identified. 

The backup center suffered a fracture of his fifth metacarpal, league sources told The Post, which is the bone connecting the wrist to the pinky finger. 

It’s still unclear how or when Robinson suffered the injury to his right hand, but coach Mike Brown said it didn’t occur during Monday’s conference-clinching victory in Cleveland or a subsequent practice.

The Knicks said they’d provide no further details on the fracture, including its cause.

On Saturday afternoon, Robinson addressed his supporters and detractors on Instagram

“I can’t thank you guys enough for the love and support most of you bring especially at a time like this in my life,” Robinson wrote under a picture of him walking into the Cavs arena during the conference finals. “It makes everything in fighting for 100x easier to deal with. 

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson dunks during the second half of Game 4 in the Eastern Conference finals. AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

“The ones that want to see me down and hurt all I gotta say for you is f–k you. And last the ones that say they love and care about me but can’t be there for me when I need them but I’m always there to when they need me god get you.” 

Robinson underwent surgery recently, sources said, and there’s hope he’ll play Wednesday in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Robinson did not participate in practice Friday, and the Knicks are scheduled for another session Sunday.

“Mitch is very important to us,” teammate OG Anunoby said. “Amazing player. It’s unfortunate what happened, but I’m sure — just take it day by day now.” 

Metacarpal fractures are not uncommon in the NBA, with Manu Ginoboli (in 2012), Anthony Davis (2013) and Gordon Hayward (2020), among many others, suffering the injury to varying degrees and with wide-ranging recovery times. 

In 2021, Robinson suffered a fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right hand, underwent surgery, and was out several weeks — including the first-round playoff series against the Hawks. 

If Robinson plays in the Finals, he will likely wear some sort of protection on the surgically repaired area.

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson speaking to Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

And since it’s his shooting hand, the impact on his game will be something to monitor. 

Before Robinson’s most recent fracture, the 28-year-old was projected as a prominent figure in the NBA Finals, regardless if the Knicks faced the Spurs or the Thunder.

He’s the top offensive rebounder and  rim protector on the roster, the best equipped to deal with either San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama or OKC’s frontcourt duo of Isaiah Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren. 

Perhaps more importantly, Robinson is insurance for Karl-Anthony Towns, who is susceptible to foul problems. 

After Towns and Robinson, Ariel Hukporti — a second-year player from Germany — and Jeremy Sochan — a little-used midseason free agent signing — are the other centers.

“For me, I’m always going with whoever is available today,” Brown said Friday. “And [Robinson] didn’t practice today. So we’re getting whoever we need ready to go. … I don’t want to know, just let me know if he can play and when he can play. Just like we normally would, we’re getting everyone else ready to go.” 

The irony with Robinson’s predicament is he was load managed all season to protect him from another ankle injury (he had multiple surgeries to his left ankle).

The idea was to maintain his health for the playoffs, only to have Robinson suffer a mysterious hand fracture just before the Finals. 

Still, the Knicks are fortunate.

They will have benefitted from nine days off before Game 1 of the Finals, which is their reward for sweeping the Cavaliers in the conference finals while waiting for the Spurs and Thunder to finish their grueling series in the West. 

Other than Robinson, they’re healthy and available. 

“We have to prepare,” Towns said. “And we’re preparing every single day for whatever the situation may be, and we’re ready. We have a lot of days off — we’ve been fortunate, it’s a fortunate thing that it happens when we have a lot of time or we can figure out a lot of the puzzle. 

“But, you know, we don’t know what the picture is yet [regarding Robinson] until we get to Game 1.”

Boston Celtics Daily Links 5/30/26

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Game Thread: Hey remember when this guy no hit the Rays?

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Saturday afternoon Orioles game thread: vs. Blue Jays, 4:05

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Don’t look now, but the Orioles might be bad again. Or maybe they never stopped. After starting the series with a chance to build upon the momentum of their three-game sweep of the Rays, the O’s instead have sputtered, dropping two straight one-run losses to the Blue Jays. Both were eminently winnable games that the Orioles let slip away, and now they’ll have to win two in a row just to earn a split of the series.

Brandon Young will look to sustain the recent stretch of success of the Orioles’ starting rotation, Trevor Rogers’ seventh-inning collapse last night notwithstanding. Young has allowed three or fewer runs in each of his last four starts, with the O’s winning all four. The only other time he’s faced the Blue Jays, last July 29, he delivered six strong innings and two runs, one of just two quality starts for him in all of 2025.

But the O’s offense will have to contend with Jays rookie Trey Yesavage, who last year had a meteoric rise all the way from Low-A to the majors and ended up making five postseason starts in the Jays’ run to a near-championship. Yesavage started this year on the IL but has made six starts and hit the ground running, posting a 2.25 ERA and 1.063 WHIP. No current O’s batter has ever faced him, which could put them at a disadvantage.

The Orioles are mostly using their regular starters today, with the exception of right field, where Jeremiah Jackson is making his first outfield appearance of the season. So if you thought the whole infielders-in-the-outfield experiment was over, think again.

Orioles lineup:

LF Taylor Ward
SS Gunnar Henderson
C Adley Rutschman
1B Pete Alonso
DH Samuel Basallo
3B Coby Mayo
CF Leody Taveras
2B Jackson Holliday
RF Jeremiah Jackson

RHP Brandon Young

Blue Jays lineup:

DH George Springer
LF Nathan Lukes
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
CF Daulton Varsho
3B Kazuma Okamoto
RF Jesús Sánchez
2B Ernie Clement
SS Andrés Giménez
C Tyler Heineman

RHP Trey Yesavage

Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Game Thread

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 29: Curtis Mead #45 of the Washington Nationals celebrates with CJ Abrams #5 and James Wood #29 at home plate after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning during the game between the San Diego Padres and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on Friday, May 29, 2026 in Washington, District of Columbia. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images

The Nats had chances to win last night, but they came up short. Some of the weaknesses at the back end of their roster showed up, and they lost 7-5 in a bullpen battle. Now they will look to bounce back at home against a tough Padres team.

Blake Butera has made some peculiar changes to the lineup. Clearly, he wants to go lefty heavy. The struggling Jorbit Vivas will start over Curtis Mead. Jose Tena will also be starting at DH. That means James Wood will go to right field and Dylan Crews will slide to center. Drew Millas will also be back behind the plate. Foster Griffin will be on the bump.

The Padres have a very similar lineup to last night. Rodolfo Duran will replace Freddy Fermin behind the plate. Otherwise, it is the same personnel. We saw Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis start to wake up, so hopefully that does not continue. Blake Butera’s college teammate, Michael King, will be on the mound.

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Game Info:

Stadium: Nationals Park

Time: 4:05 PM EST

TV: Nationals.TV

Radio: 106.7 The Fan

The Nats will look to avoid going under .500 in this one. Michael King will be a good test, but this lineup has been resilient. Hopefully Foster Griffin can build on his strong outing against the Braves. If they don’t win today, those narratives about the poor home record will re-appear. Follow along in the comments down below and let’s go Nats!