Mitchell Robinson blasts Knicks after poor effort vs. Nets: ‘Our approach has to be better’
After picking up a technical foul for what he called “standing on business” following a dangerous play in the Knicks’ narrow victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday , backup center Mitchell Robinson challenged his teammates to play better in first quarters , a struggle the team has faced routinely in recent weeks, “[The Nets] brought the fight to us. They came out. They wanted to prove a point obviously, so our approach has to be better,” a frustrated Robinson said in front of his locker following his 10-rebound performance against the Nets on Friday.
“We can’t just look at their record and just say, ‘Alright, we’re gonna whip their ass. ’ We’ve just gotta be better all together, and until we figure that part out, it’s gonna be a long road. “Our approach in shoot around, the way we come to the game.
We’ve gotta be ready to go. ” Robinson picked up a technical foul for taunting after Nets rookie guard Nolan Traore appeared to undercut the Knicks’ big man on an alley-oop with roughly three minutes left in the second quarter. Traore came crashing down to the ground, and Robinson stood over him before several Nets players approached the scene.
Officials separated the two, Robinson was assessed a technical, and Traore was whistled for a common foul. “Yall saw that s–t bro. It ain’t even a need to speak on it right now,” Robinson said after the game.
“It is what it is. I don’t even wanna talk about that s–t. ” Starting Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns said Robinson has every right to defend himself how he sees fit.
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