Cliff Robinson ran a bit yesterday. The results were not good. And that could lead the Nets veteran forward to arthroscopic surgery on his sprained left knee when this road trip concludes.

"I moved around on it and it stiffened right up," said Robinson, who noted doctors found a tear in the meniscus, but it's not clear if it is a new tear or an old one. "That could be causing the problem.

"Hopefully, I won't have to have surgery," said Robinson. "When we get back, they'll have another look at it and see. I don't want to have [the arthroscope] but if they have to, then you've got to do what you've got to do."