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Knicks double down on Mitchell Robinson commitment

DALLAS — Knicks coach David Fizdale sounded full steam ahead on continuing rookie Mitchell Robinson as the starting center, hinting it may be for the rest of the season. That G-League talk of three weeks ago is dead.

In the ultimate irony, while the Westchester Knicks were to open their season Friday in Portland, Maine, against the Maine Red Claws, the 20-year-old “Cajun Kid” was nearly 2,000 miles away in Big D, preparing to jump center against Mavs beast DeAndre Jordan at AmericanAirlines Center in making his fourth straight start.

“It’s kind of changed, but he’s grown,’’ Fizdale said regarding the G-League pronouncement he made Oct.