The New York Knicks and Mitchell Robinson chose to move forward after the latter’s Snapchat rant for what he felt was his lack of role in the team’s offense.
Robinson already issued an apology on Instagram though he was not made available to reporters since the Snapchat snafu.
New York coach Tom Thibodeau admonished his 24-year-old starting center but also lauded him for acknowledging his mistake.
“Our players are human, and we’re all humans,” Thibodeau told reporters before the Knicks faced the Denver Nuggets Saturday. “So you’re not gonna have a great day every day. And sometimes, you know, you can get frustrated. So when you do get frustrated, you can’t allow anything to get in the way of putting the team first.”
“But if you make a mistake, acknowledge it, and correct it and then move forward. And so that’s what we ask all our players to do. You have to allow for the idiosyncrasies of each player and each person as long as it doesn’t get in the way of winning.”
Robinson continued to start and contributed four rebounds and three assists in 10 minutes of play during the first half. He didn’t make a single attempt.
The Knicks center cited a lot of stress stemming from his personal life has exacerbated his frustrations following two bad games to end their West Coast trip.
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