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Mitchell Robinson is grateful for the overwhelming “love” and “support” he’s received following the fracture in his right hand.
However, he didn’t hold back when addressing those wishing him ill.
The Knicks’ center took to Instagram on Saturday, shortly after news broke of his pinky injury, just as the NBA Finals approached.
“I can’t express enough gratitude for the love and support many of you offer, especially during such a challenging time in my life. It truly makes my fight 100 times more manageable,” Robinson shared, though he didn’t specifically mention his pinky injury.
Meanwhile, his critics were met with a much harsher tone.
“The ones that want to see me down and hurt all I gotta say for you is f–k you,” he added. “And last the ones that say they love and care about me but can’t be there for me when I need them but I’m always there when they need me god will get you.”
The Post’s Stefan Bondy confirmed Robinson broke his fifth metacarpal, which connects the wrist to the pinky. Robinson, according to Bondy, recently had surgery and there is optimism he could play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which is slated for Wednesday, either against the Spurs or the Thunder.
Robinson did not practice Saturday.
The cause of the injury, however, still remains a mystery. Head coach Mike Brown said Friday that the fracture did not happen in a game or practice, but did not get into any more specifics about when it occurred.
“For me, I’m always going with whoever is available today,” Brown said Friday. “And he didn’t practice today. So we’re getting whoever we need ready to go. … I don’t want to know, just let me know if he can play and when he can play. Just like we normally would, we’re getting everyone else ready to go.”
It’s still not clear who would step in behind Robinson at center, but the next logical player would be Ariel Hukporti.
Robinson has averaged 5.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 14.2 minutes per game in the playoffs.