NEW YORK — Mitchell Robinson has broken his silence on the hand injury that put his status in question heading into the New York Knicks’ NBA Finals opener, revealing it happened after he punched his truck in a moment of panic when he feared his youngest brother had died in a car crash.
Robinson, who recently agreed to depart the Knicks and join the Boston Celtics, shared the full story in a Facebook post on Sunday, also touching on the mental health battles he endured throughout the season.
The injury first surfaced after the Knicks knocked out Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals, raising eyebrows because coach Mike Brown confirmed it did not occur during a game. At the time, it was described as a broken bone in his hand.
Robinson set the record straight Sunday, explaining it was actually a knuckle injury that happened after he returned from the team’s Game 4 win and received a devastating phone call about his brother.
