Knicks C Mitchell Robinson returns after 50-game absence

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New York center Mitchell Robinson returned from a 50-game absence due to an ankle injury and played 12 minutes in the Knicks' 145-101 rout of the host Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

Robinson sustained the injury on Dec. 8 and required surgery. The defensive-minded big man came off the bench to score eight points and grab two rebounds against the Raptors.

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