New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has long been one of the league’s worst free throw shooters, and it’s somehow getting even worse.
This season, Robinson is shooting just 5-25 (20 percent) on free throws this season. It’s gotten so bad, that teams have started to deploy the “Hack-A-Mitch” method that was seen during the postseason the last couple of seasons, where teams would intentionally foul Robinson to put him at the free throw line, and halt the Knicks’ offense.
Robinson’s 20 percent mark is by far the worst for his career, even though he’s a measly 51.1 percent shooter from the line over his career. Additionally, Robinson is challenging the all-time record for worst free throw percentage in a season, set in 2001 by Ben Wallace, who shot 33 percent from the free throw line.
Against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Cup Quarterfinals, Robinson was fouled intentionally multiple times, and shot just 2-8 from the line. MSG’s Mike Breen even showed his displeasure with Robinson’s paltry shooting during the broadcast.
“There’s zero arc on his shot. It has no chance to go in. I just wonder what the Knicks shooting coach is telling him,” Breen said.
Robinson will look to improve his free throw shooting as the season goes on, otherwise this could present a serious problem for the Knicks come playoff time as they look to snap a 52-year title drought in 2026.
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