It is in Louisiana that Mitchell Robinson attended Chalmette High School. It was then managed by Butch Stockton. The latter recently experienced tragedy, with the death of his wife, aged 70, from cancer.
Faced with the distress of his former coach, the Knicks pivot made a gesture. And not a little one.
“I lost my wife in September and when she was in the hospital, Mitchell came every day to visit her,” he tells New York Post. “He became very close to me and my wife. After the funeral, he told everyone he was going to take me back to New York with him. Telling myself that there was no reason for me to stay in Louisiana. So he suggested that I come to New York to take my mind off things. »
“Help him like he helped me”
Mitchell Robinson's proposal, which dates from mid-September, did not remain a dead letter since Butch Stockton has been well accommodated by the pivot since the start of the regular season, at the end of October. “To tell the truth, I’m in good hands,” Stockton book. “I can never thank him enough. I enjoy being here, especially at Mitchell's. »
The player has the feeling, in addition to helping his former high school coach, of returning the favor for someone who helped him “to get there”. “He’s a great guy,” adds Mitchell Robinson. “It’s a good thing I brought him with me, after everything that happened to him this summer. So I can help him as he helped me. It's the least I can do. It's cool. »
| Mitchell Robinson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | NYK | 66 | 21 | 69.4 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 7.4 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 61 | 23 | 74.2 | 0.0 | 56.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 31 | 28 | 65.3 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 72 | 26 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 48.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 8.5 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 59 | 27 | 67.1 | 0.0 | 48.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 2023-24 | NYK | 18 | 30 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 38.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| Total | 307 | 25 | 70.4 | 0.0 | 52.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 8.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
