All that’s missing is bubble wrap.
The Knicks are doing everything possible to keep the oft-injured Mitchell Robinson healthy, sitting him for a good portion of the preseason.
It continued in the exhibition finale Friday night against the Hornets — a 113-108 Knicks victory — with Robinson healthy but inactive.
Load management is nothing new in the NBA, and the Knicks figure to utilize it more under new coach Mike Brown than former coach Tom Thibodeau.
“If it was a regular game or a playoff game, to my understanding Mitch was going to play,” Brown said.
Brown said that Casey Smith, who leads the team’s performance group, advised the team to hold out the 7-foot-1 Robinson, an elite rim-protector and offensive rebounder.
Asked if there is a specific plan for the regular season, in ter