SAN ANTONIO — Some players in the Knicks locker room have jokingly nicknamed their rookie center “Mercedes Mitch.’’
Mitchell Robinson, a car fanatic and amateur mechanic, recently inked an endorsement deal with Mercedes-Benz, which gave him a vehicle with which to play around.
“It’s fast,’’ Robinson said.
Knicks coach David Fizdale calls his rising prospect “Mister Robinson.” It’s an ode to Robinson’s poise after hopping from high school to the NBA and eschewing college.
“I call him Mr. Robinson because I’ve just been so impressed with his maturity that I put mister in front of his last name,’’ Fizdale said.