The Boston Celtics visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday evening, and big man Mitchell Robinson was officially listed as questionable due to an illness. Robinson is coming off a solid outing in a win against the Charlotte Hornets in which he finished with six points and seven rebounds. Here is everything we know about Mitchell Robinson’s injury and his playing status against the Bucks.
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Given that Mitchell Robinson is listed as questionable on the Celtics’ injury report, a concrete decision on his playing status against the Bucks likely will not become available until closer to game time. Since it is an illness he is dealing with and not an injury, it’s probable that he goes through his pregame warmups to see how he feels before a determination is made.
Robinson was one of the Celtics’ major offseason acquisitions, signing him as a free agent after playing a key role on the New York Knicks’ championship team. He started off this season in the starting lineup, but has since been moved to the bench.
The 28-year-old center has appeared in eight games thus far, including five starts, at a little over 18 minutes per game. He’s averaging 5.8 points and 5.5 rebounds with splits of 62.5 percent shooting from the field and 37.5 percent shooting from the free-throws line.
So when it comes to the question of is Mitchell Robinson playing tonight against the Bucks, the answer is it’s likely a game time decision.
Celtics injury report
Article Continues Below-Devin Carter out (G League two-way)
-Christopher Cenac Jr. out (G League on assignment)
-Dillon Mitchell out (G League two-way)
-Mitchell Robinson questionable (illness)
-Amari Williams out (G League two-way)
Bucks injury report
-Kam Jones out (G League two-way)
-Bogoljub Markovic (G League on assignment)
-Pete Nance out (G League two-way)
-Ryan Cormac out (G League two-way)
-Gary Trent Jr. questionable (illness)