Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson takes big step in career night at the foul line: ‘You’re seeing the progress’
NY Post
The loudest ovation of Friday night’s 116-107 loss to the 76ers had nothing to do with the Knicks’ pregame celebration for winning the NBA Cup.
No, some of the noisiest cheers belonged to Mitchell Robinson, who made more free throws in Friday night’s game than he had in all of the 17 games prior.
Robinson is known for being a menace on the offensive glass — not being reliable at the charity stripe. It’s why some teams are perfectly fine with sending the 7-footer to the foul line.
But Friday night was a different story.
Robinson, a career 51.1 percent free throw shooter, made a career-high seven of his eight free throw attempts. The crowd got louder, more enthused with each make.
Josh Hart said after the game he’s rarely seen a crowd react to free throws the way it did for Robinson.
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