Poor shooting at the free-throw line officially looks to be in Mitchell Robinson’s head.
The Knicks center, who is shooting an embarrassing 29 percent from the free-throw line in nine playoff games, responded to criticism about his woes.
“So, I know y’all commenting and doing all the stupid stuff, thinking that I really care,” Robinson said on an Instagram Live on Sunday morning. “I really don’t. Y’all know what I care about: this motherf—-r [pointing to his truck], playing basketball, and my daughter. All the other stuff, I really don’t care for. … Y’all should know me by now. Been here seven years. … Anyway, Happy Mother’s Day. Y’all enjoy yourselves.”
The worrying number from the charity stripe has allowed the Celtics to employ the “Hack-a-Mitch” strategy, where they intentionally foul the big man and force him to go to the foul line consistently.
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Robinson averaged 1.1 attempts from the free-throw line during the regular season and shot a career-best 68.4 percent from the line.
Against the Celtics, Robinson’s free-throw rate has skyrocketed to 7.7 attempts per game, shooting an abysmal 30.4 percent from the line.
Mitchell Robinson tells fans that he doesn’t care about the jokes of his free throw shooting. @NBA_NewYork
Mitchell Robinson says he cares about his trucks more than “haters.” X, @NBA_NewYorkIn Game 3, Robinson airballed a free throw and he buried his face in his hands.
The Garden crowd tried encouraging Robinson by cheering him on when he came to the line after missing his first four free throws and got louder when he made the second of two.
Mitchell Robinson tells fans he hears the jokes. X, @NBA_NewYork
Mitchell Robinson has been a disaster at shooting from the free-throw line in the playoffs. Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostRobinson is an important piece for the Knicks, as he brings rim protection and defensive prowess to the team when healthy.
He played stellar on-ball defense against Celtics wing Jayson Tatum in Game 2, forcing him baseline as he was chased off the top of the key, and eventually had the ball stolen away by Mikal Bridges to seal a win.
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Mitchell Robinson has clearly felt the embarrassment. Jason Szenes / New York PostRobinson is even getting offered help from underhand free-throw maestro Rick Barry, according to The Post’s Stefan Bondy.
