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Mitchell Robinson Leaves Stadium in Boot On Opposite Foot Knicks Fans Claim Joel Embiid Injured

By Kyle Pagan

Published: Apr 26th, 2024 · 3:15 PM EDT

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The tape don’t lie. Knicks fans haven’t stopped complaining all day that Joel Embiid injured Mitchell Robinson. Now we can put that rumor to bed:

Knicks C Mitchell Robinson left the arena in a walking boot after the loss to the Sixers 🙏

(via @JakeLFischer) pic.twitter.com/v2Syu0duV3

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 26, 2024

Embiid grabbed Mitchell’s right leg because he said he was worried Robinson would fall on his leg like Jonathan Kuminga did earlier this season.

Here’s that play again:

Joel Embiid intentionally tries to injure Mitchell Robinson 😳pic.twitter.com/aCwMtlxJ1e

— NBACentel (@TheNBACentel) April 26, 2024

Whether Knicks fans want to believe Embiid did it on purpose or not doesn’t matter. They won’t let facts get in the way of a good narrative because they’ve already made up in their minds:

What’s new? Why are People surprised Embiid injured Mitchell Robinson? Embiid has been on a tear injuring players and he gets away with it! He got some incredible PR behind him!

— Zazu (@ZaZuOke) April 26, 2024

Reminder that @JoelEmbiid was allowed to commit a dirty non basketball play & was still served him over 20+ free throws as a reward.

Robinson injured and Embiid only given a flagrant 1.

This is a child, throwing a fit and then getting rewarded for it. Great job @NBA pic.twitter.com/7C7sPz1JnQ

— J.Leon (@ImJLeon) April 26, 2024

Finally saw the play where he injured Mitchell Robinson and seeing that happen in the 1st half, Embiid not get ejected after already having a tech, and most of his points coming in the 2nd half…this 50 lookin fugazi https://t.co/tvKsJaAQ8q

— Robi 🍉🇱🇧🇨🇩🇸🇩 (@Yeeeerrrrobi) April 26, 2024

God dammit, Al Gore. Did you really have to go and invent the Internet?

Robinson was actually injured on two plays and was ruled out for the game:

Yes, says the guy who watched the game. This is the play that injured Robinson, he slips on the floor, Embiid slips on the floor and lands on him. You can literally see him in pain. The flagrant foul wasn’t even the same leg that got injured. pic.twitter.com/Hjd5UDAGOo

— 1 (@DylanJames80435) April 26, 2024

Joel Embiid injures Mitchell Robinson uninentionally in a game he should have already been ejected in when he…intentionally tried to injure Mitchell Robinson pic.twitter.com/vgS5DOUauU

— The Strickland (@TheStrickland) April 26, 2024

 

Case closed. Now onto the next narrative to debunk.