Mitchell Robinson Says Injury Before NBA Finals Came From Hitting Truck Amid Concern for His Brother
Robinson said surgery and a protective brace let him play through the Finals after a family emergency left him fearing his brother had died.
- On Saturday, Boston Celtics center Mitchell Robinson revealed he fractured his right hand after learning his youngest brother was in a serious car accident just days before the NBA Finals.
- While 910 miles away, Robinson panicked after FaceTiming his brother, who appeared unresponsive in a neck brace; "In a moment of frustration, I banged my hand on my truck," he wrote on Facebook.
- Doctors cleared Robinson to play with a protective brace, and he appeared in all five games of the NBA Finals, averaging 3.6 points and 5.6 rebounds as the New York Knicks secured their first championship in 53 years.
- Now joining the Boston Celtics on a three-year, $47.4 million deal, Robinson exits the New York Knicks as the team adds Andre Drummond, with Ian Begley suggesting the Knicks could not match Boston's offer.
- In a Sunday Facebook post, Robinson outlined a difficult season involving "personal issues, relationship problems, and internal struggles, which affected my performance on the basketball court," emphasizing that understanding these hidden circumstances is essential when evaluating athletes.
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Mitchell Robinson: ‘Moment of frustration’ resulted in hand injury
New Boston Celtics center Mitchell Robinson revealed what caused his hand injury in a Facebook post Sunday morning, writing that hearing his brother was involved in a car accident caused him to bang his hand on his truck. Robinson, 28, underwent surgery on his right pinkie finger days before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The New York Knicks said at the time that Robinson was not injured at practice or in a game, but did not specify the nature of…
Mitchell Robinson says injury before NBA Finals came from hitting truc
NEW YORK (AP) — Mitchell Robinson says the hand injury that left his status uncertain for the New York Knicks’ NBA Finals opener came after he punched a truck amid concern over his younger brother’s health. Robinson, who last week agreed to leave the Knicks and sign with the Boston Celtics , wrote a Facebook post Sunday that addressed the injury and other mental health concerns he had during the season. His injury emerged after the Knicks elimin…
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Mitchell Robinson says injury before NBA Finals came from hitting truck amid concern for his brother
NEW YORK (AP) — Mitchell Robinson says the hand injury that left his status uncertain for the New York Knicks' NBA Finals opener came after he punched a truck amid
Mitchell Robinson, the expívot of the Knicks who has gone to the Celtics, reveals the ordeal suffered before reaching glory with the Knicks
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