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New Celtics center Robinson says hand injury followed family car crash
Mitchell Robinson posted that he injured his right hand after learning his brother was in a car crash. He played through the injury and later agreed to a three-year deal with the Celtics.
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New Boston Celtics center Mitchell Robinson said a hand injury that raised questions about his availability for the New York Knicks' NBA Finals series resulted from striking his truck after learning his youngest brother had been in a car crash. In a Facebook post, Robinson described the season as difficult due to personal issues, relationship problems, and internal struggles that affected his play.
He wrote that the injury occurred when he reacted to news that his brother had sustained potentially severe injuries. Robinson stated he was 910 miles away at the time and felt helpless. He added that he underwent surgery for a fractured fifth metacarpal bone in his right hand during the period between the Eastern Conference finals and the NBA Finals.
Injury and recovery Robinson did not miss any games between the Knicks' sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the start of the NBA Finals, which New York won in five games over the San Antonio Spurs. He described the injury as affecting the knuckle and said he consulted doctors before returning to play.
Contract move Sources told ESPN's Shams Charania that Robinson agreed to a three-year, $47.4 million deal with the Celtics. Deals cannot be made official until Monday. Robinson also wrote that he made a sacrifice during the season by seeing his daughter less often in order to focus on basketball.
