ATLANTA — Struggling Knicks free throw shooter and defensive anchor Mitchell Robinson takes it as a sign of respect when teams like the Hawks intentionally foul in an effort to force head coach Mike Brown to make a substitution.

“[Do I take it personally] when they do that? I mean, yeah, I feel like they want to get me off the court, so I know I’m threatening they ass and it be like that,” Robinson said after shootaround at State Farm Arena on Thursday.

Robinson shot 40% from the foul line this season, on par with his career average but a steep drop-off from last year’s injury-shortened season. He is 2-of-6 from the line entering Game 3 against the Hawks but is confident the work he’s put in at the charity stripe will pay off.

“I’ve been shooting a lot of free throws. I’ve been getting the ball in the air. Routine is straight. So I’ve been shooting it good,” he said. “Sometimes, it go in; sometimes, it don’t. Confidence still high, so still ready to go.”

Brown has insisted he will give Robinson an opportunity to make free throws when intentionally fouled before pulling him from a game in the playoffs. The Hawks intentionally fouled (or Hacked-A-Mitch) in Game 1 but opted against the tactic in Game 2.

THE LOB GAME

Robinson is thoroughly enjoying the uptick in lob passes thrown his direction since the All-Star break, many of which have been thrown by Jordan Clarkson.

“Yeah. They’re definitely looking, especially J.C.,” he said. “When we get in there together, like one of the things that we do is just got that connection.”

Through two playoff games, Clarkson has only passed the ball to Landry Shamet (5) more times than he has passed to Robinson (4) and his only assist of the postseason has come via lob pass to the high-flying big man.

“[Jordan’s] just gonna throw it. He’s just gonna throw it,” Robinson said. “He’s not afraid to get a turnover,  when you got a guy like that, you just gotta help him out.”

‘STAND ON BUSINESS’

Robinson wrote the words “Standing on Business” on his ankle tape in Game 2 and said he will write something else on his tape for Game 3, though he wasn’t sure exactly what as of Thursday morning shootaround.

“I don’t know what I’m gonna write this time,” he said. “There’s gonna be something else.”

Robinson was assessed a technical foul in Game 2 for stepping over Dyson Daniels after an illegal screen then shoving him away when Daniels took exception to the play.  He said the inspiration behind the words written on Game 2 were written on his ankle tape.

“Stand on business,” he said. “I had to stand on business, and I think I did.”

ROAD WARRIORS

The Knicks are expecting a sizable contingent of fans — who’ve either relocated to Atlanta or plan to fly into the city for the playoffs — to show out during their road games at State Farm Arena in the first round of the playoffs.

“Whenever we play and we see Knicks fans here, Knicks fans make it known,” said Brunson. “So it’s always a pleasure. It’s always a very cool thing to hear. When you’re in the opposing arenas.”

Atlanta is a known hotbed for Knicks fans outside of New York. Robinson thinks his away performances trump those of his coming at home.

“I like playing away. I think I play better away than I ever do at home,” he said. “I don’t know, the energy. It’s like me versus the world.”