New York Sports Today

New York Sports News Continuously updated

Mitchell Robinson: ‘There’s a few people in this league that wash their hands’

by

More questions followed. Jalen Brunson backed his center, arguing that a new ball may be orange but a good ball, one that’s used and worn in, is brown. Hartenstein agreed. So I went back to Robinson. If a basketball is brown, not orange, then I needed analysis from the expert himself on why the leather turned darker. What I received was a lesson about NBA hygiene that, if the accusations are true, could make Robinson the Mike Fiers of the NBA. “It’s got dirt and bacteria,” he said. “People here don’t wash their hands. There’s a few people in this league that wash their hands. A few of them. But I can. I do. I wash my hands.”
Source: Fred Katz @ The Athletic

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Ian Begley @IanBegley
Thibodeau on Mitchell Robinson: “Some of the plays he makes are incredible. They’re great effort plays. Oftentimes (there’s) 2, 3, 4 efforts on the play. He’s got bodies all over him. People are clamping & holding him & he’s still getting to the ball.” pic.twitter.com/dttqt3yK7X – 12:06 AM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Mitchell Robinson out here playing Spiderman on the glass. #Hornets getting thrashed in the second half and Steve Clifford pulls the regulars. Bench is in, game is over. – 9:36 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Mitchell Robinson just cuffed Immanuel Quickley’s missed 3 with one hand and put it back with two. Josh Hart can’t believe it and is looking at the jumbotron. MSG just erupted. Knicks up 101-78. This one’s over. – 9:34 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Mitchell Robinson. Wow. What a putback. – 9:34 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Randle loves feeding Mitchell Robinson the ball in the post. Does it like once every other game now. Only guy who does it. – 7:59 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Mitchell Robinson is playing tonight, Tom Thibodeau says. Robinson had hurt his lower back after a tough fall on Sunday against Phoenix. – 5:54 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
Mitchell Robinson is playing, Tom Thibodeau said. Robinson took a hard fall on his back last game and said it was still hurting after the game. – 5:49 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
EPISODE 1 of Katz and Shoot, starring the great @IanBegley! Talking all things Knicks, including:
• RJ’s leap
• Mitchell Robinson’s shenanigans
• Reporting on the hunt for a star
• Behind-the-scenes locker room stories
And more…
Listen/Subscribe: patreon.com/posts/episode-… pic.twitter.com/BcMYH8OzJT – 12:02 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Some thoughts on Josh Hart saying he doesn’t “feel included” in the offense, Quentin Grimes’ free throw drought and a theory from Mitchell Robinson about NBA players’ hand-washing routines: theathletic.com/5094764/2023/1… pic.twitter.com/WOPXSZ40xa – 9:07 AM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
EPISODE 1 of KATZ AND SHOOT! Starring @IanBegley and breaking down:
• The Booker shot
• Mitchell Robinson locker room shenanigans
• Grimes’ slump
• Randle’s psyche
And more …
Listen/subscribe here: patreon.com/posts/episode-… pic.twitter.com/AOBrRpT1RL – 3:10 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Mitchell Robinson went through practice today, Tom Thibodeau said. Thibodeau said he’s not sure if Robinson will be on the injury report for tomorrow’s game but also said there was nothing to report after Robinson saw trainers postgame last night. – 12:48 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Mitchell Robinson’s foul shooting is only getting worse nypost.com/2023/11/27/spo… via @nypostsports – 11:30 AM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Mitchell Robinson is on pace to become just the fifth player in NBA history to average more than two FT’s per game and shoot below 36% from the stripe over a full NBA season. (Trivia: who are the other five players in this ignominious club?) – 11:23 AM

More on this storyline

The saga began a few weeks ago with a gaggle of reporters standing around a 7-footer who is incendiary for the sake of it, Mitchell Robinson. In anticipation of the flamboyant In-Season Tournament court at Madison Square Garden, I asked Robinson for his thoughts on the bright orange hardwood. Namely, would an orange ball be too difficult to see on that floor? “Huh,” Robinson mused. “I always thought the ball was brown.” -via The Athletic / November 30, 2023
While the Knicks were linked to Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns earlier in the season, there are several factors that make a trade difficult at this time and potentially through the trade deadline. First, Minnesota is rolling as one of the top teams in the West and doesn’t want to break up a good thing. Second, while Quickley has fans in Minnesota’s front office, the same cannot be said for Julius Randle, league sources told HoopsHype. Mitchell Robinson also isn’t an ideal trade candidate for Minnesota, with Rudy Gobert entrenched at center. It’s unclear where Minnesota stands on RJ Barrett. -via HoopsHype / November 29, 2023