Mitchell Robinson doesn’t back down from a fight during games, and that attitude got the Knicks center ejected during Thursday’s Game 6 against the Hawks.
With the Knicks up big in the second quarter, Robinson was on the floor while OG Anunoby was taking a free throw. Dyson Daniels of the Hawks tried to box out Robinson and seemingly gave the Knicks big man a strong elbow to the rib area. Robinson didn’t take kindly to the move and got in Daniels’ face and held the Hawks forward. Oneyeka Okongwu pulled Robinson off his teammate, but Daniels must have said something that caused Robinson to go after him again. Players, officials and coaches eventually separated the two, but both were eventually ejected.
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Robinson, in his 8:35 minutes on the court, scored six points on 3 of 3 shooting while coming down with three rebounds and picking up two blocks.
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