Knicks' Mitchell Robinson wants to be in dunk contest, where Fizdale guarantees he would be finalist

Robinson is a freak of nature

11/13/2018, 4:34 PM
Oct 12, 2018; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (26) dunks the ball against the Brooklyn Nets during the first half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports / Andy Marlin
Oct 12, 2018; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (26) dunks the ball against the Brooklyn Nets during the first half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports / Andy Marlin

Knicks rookie Mitchell Robinson has a bunch of highlight reel dunks to his credit so far this season, including the ridiculous reverse alley-oop he pulled off on Nov. 2. 

And Robinson would love to be in the dunk contest at the All-Star festivities in February. Oh, and he wouldn't mind playing in the rookie/sophomore game too.

"It's crossed my mind,'' Robinson told Marc Berman of the New York Post. "I always wanted to be in one - a dunk contest. If I have a chance, why not go for it. And if I get selected for that [the rookie-sophomore game], it would be great, too. It's a big dream of mine. Maybe I can do both."

Knicks head coach David Fizdale thinks that if Robinson is in the contest, he has a chance to dominate it. 

"I guarantee if you put him in the dunk contest, he'll be a finalist if not win it," Fizdale told Berman. "He does stuff where the whole team is: did he just do that? He's a freak of nature athletically.''

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