New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson underwent right pinky surgery earlier this week, but still plans to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (L) defenders the Cleveland Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday in Cleveland. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk UPI New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (C) battles the Cleveland Cavaliers' Sam Mills (L) and Evan Mobley (R) for a rebound in the third quarter of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Monday in Cleveland. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk UPI New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) defends Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday in Cleveland. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk UPI New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson underwent right pinky surgery this week. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI UPI New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (C) averaged 5.3 points per game this postseason. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI UPI

May 29 (UPI) -- New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson underwent surgery on his broken right pinky earlier this week, but still plans to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Sources told ESPN, the New York Post and The Athletic about Robinson's plans on Friday. The Knicks will face the Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.

Robinson appeared to sustain the injury during the Knicks' 130-93 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Monday in Cleveland. He plans to wear a cast over his right hand in the NBA Finals.

The 7-foot center averaged 5.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game through his first 13 appearances this postseason. Mitchell scored 5.7 points, with 8.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, over 60 regular-season appearances. Robinson matched his playoff career-high with 13 points against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of the Knicks' first-round series.

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He scored eight points, with 10 rebounds, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Knicks will tip-off against the Thunder or Spurs at 8:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday in Oklahoma City or San Antonio. Game 2 of the best-of-seven game series will be June 5 in Oklahoma City or San Antonio. The Knicks will host Game 3 on June 8 at Madison Square Garden. Game 4 will be June 10 in New York.

The Thunder will host the Spurs in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals at 8 p.m. Saturday in Oklahoma City. The series finale will air on NBC. The NBA Finals will air on ABC.