Mitchell Robinson at the free throw line continues to be the ultimate exercise in futility.
The New York Knicks big man Robinson produced another all-time lowlight at the charity stripe during Game 3 against the Boston Celtics. In the first quarter of the second-round playoff contest at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., Robinson was intentionally fouled by the Celtics as part of their ongoing “Hack-A-Robinson” strategy this series.
For the second of Robinson’s two attempts from the foul line, he threw up a shot so awful that it likely qualified as a violation of the Geneva Convention. Take a look at the video below (if you dare).
The airball by Robinson was so shameful that he immediately stooped over in complete humiliation. Making matters even worse was the graphic aired by ESPN right before his attempt relaying that Robinson is only a 34 percent career free throw shooter in the postseason (and quickly plummeting at that).
Robinson, a seven-footer, was a big difference-maker through the first two games of the series, providing excellent defense and rebounding as a key cog in the lineups that helped the Knicks overcome multiple 20-point deficits to the Celtics. But Boston is doing their best to neutralize his minutes, and it worked in Game 3 as Robinson went a brutal 1/6 from the free throw line in the first half while the Celtics took a 71-46 advantage into halftime.
Unfortunately for Robinson, this has become a running theme for him. In spite of the Knicks’ victory in Game 2 to go up 2-0 in the series, Robinson produced another appallingly bad free throw during that contest as well.
