Mitchell Robinson is drawing attention online this week, and not because of anything he did on the floor.
The Celtics center, who won an NBA title with the Knicks after surgery before the Finals, was roasted after a fan noticed what appeared to be an AI-edited pair of Instagram photos from his account. One post showed two men standing together on a street at night.
In the altered version, a woman in a cowboy hat had been inserted in the other man’s place. The caption on the post read, “Crazy how good I’ll look in a relationship with a country girl 🫶.”
That led to plenty of reaction from fans. “NBA champion AI editing his homeboy into an imaginary girlfriend on instagram.
Shut it all down,” one fan wrote. Another said, “Bro Mitch posts emo broken loverboy st everyday 😭 wouldnt expect anything else,” while someone else added, “How are you tall in NBA and still can’t pull b*hes?”
A separate user joked, “i mean he’s posted his bedroom with a mattress on the floor.. no bed frame 😭 are we surprised,” and another comment read, “Lmao he got too much money to be doing this man 😂.”
Robinson’s social media buzz comes after a busy stretch on the court. He left New York for Boston in July on a three-year, $47.4 million deal, then faced his former team on Friday and helped the Celtics beat the Knicks, 107-103. He finished with four points, four rebounds and a block in that game, which came days after New York’s ring ceremony.
His Boston debut came on Oct. 20 in Detroit, where he scored four points in 18 minutes. He made both of his field goal attempts, missed two free throws, and the Celtics blew a 22-point lead in the opener.
“I gotta compete better,” Robinson said afterward.
SNY also reported that Robinson did not watch the Knicks receive their rings. “I just didn’t really wanna watch it,” Robinson said.
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