CLEVELAND — Mitchell Robinson is struggling with his mental health in the middle of this Knicks playoff run.
“I’m deleting all apps for a little while until I can get back to myself,” Robinson posted on Snapchat on Saturday, just a few hours before Game 3. “I had a very upsetting experience a few days ago. I’m not gonna go into detail about it, just gonna focus on the playoffs and myself.
“I know some of you have called and texted and it popped up green. That’s because I got a new [phone] number. My mental health is not the best right now but I am fighting to get back on track while playing on the biggest stage in the world in the Eastern Conference finals.”
It comes a couple of days after Robinson claimed to be deleting all his social media accounts and revealing a new version of himself.
“Last post before I delete this app,” Robinson wrote on Facebook on Thursday, prior to Game 2. “I finally have changed my number for many reason [sic]…as I fight through and keep fighting in this playoffs run my focus have to go to another level. This is the start of a new chapter in my life. Love and will miss y’all…. Mitch out.”
Robinson earlier in the postseason first revealed his mental health battle — after he was ejected for his part of a fracas with Dyson Daniels during Game 6 of the first round against the Hawks.
“Knew something was gone happen [sic],” Robinson posted on Facebook. “My mental just not the same I’m just lost in the world at the moment.”
Robinson entered Saturday shooting just 31.7 percent (13-for-41) from the free throw line.
Hack-a-Robinson has allowed opponents to force him to the bench and effectively limit his impact.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
