{"id":339001,"date":"2025-12-11T21:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/339001\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T21:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:26:11","slug":"knicks-mitchell-robinson-challenging-an-embarrassing-nba-record-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/339001\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks\u2019 Mitchell Robinson challenging an embarrassing NBA record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/new-york-knicks\/news\/knicks-mitchell-robinson-embarrassing-nba-record\/eb7f4dfb908a274d4c97dc65?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Knicks\u2019 Mitchell Robinson challenging an embarrassing NBA record;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Knicks\u2019 Mitchell Robinson challenging an embarrassing NBA record<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/new-york-knicks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Knicks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Knicks<\/a> center Mitchell Robinson has long been one of the league&#8217;s worst free-throw shooters.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, it\u2019s getting even worse.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Robinson is shooting just 5-for-25 (20 percent) on free throws. It\u2019s gotten so bad that teams have started to deploy the \u201cHack-A-Mitch\u201d 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\u2019 offense.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson\u2019s 20 percent mark is by far the worst for his career, even though he\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/toronto-raptors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Toronto Raptors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Toronto Raptors<\/a> in the NBA Cup Quarterfinals, Robinson was fouled intentionally multiple times and shot just 2-for-8 from the line.<\/p>\n<p>MSG\u2019s Mike Breen even showed his displeasure with Robinson\u2019s paltry shooting during the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s zero arc on his shot. It has no chance to go in. I just wonder what the Knicks shooting coach is telling him,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/knicks\/onsi\/news\/new-york-knicks-mitchell-robinson-brutal-free-throw-history\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Breen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Breen<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>More NBA news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Knicks\u2019 Mitchell Robinson challenging an embarrassing NBA record originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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