Poor free-throw shooting 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 free-throw line 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 charity stripe consistently.
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Robinson averaged 1.1 free-throw attempts per game 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.
In Game 3, Robinson air-balled a free throw and he buried his hands in his face.
The MSG crowd tried encouraging Robinson by cheering him on when he came to the line after missing his first four three throws and got louder when he made the second of two.
Robinson 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 blocked by Mikal Bridges to seal a win.
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Robinson is even getting offered help from underhand free-throw maestro Rick Barry, according to The Post’s Stefan Bondy.
The Knicks will look to take a 3-1 series lead against the Celtics in Monday’s Game 4 at Madison Square Garden, which profiles as perhaps the biggest game in recent team history.