Mitchell Robinson posts bizarre fan interaction after beating Knicks in first game after exit

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Ehalt, M. (2026, October 24). Mitchell Robinson posts bizarre fan interaction after beating Knicks in first game after exit. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports/mitchell-robinson-posts-bizarre-fan-interaction-after-beating-knicks-in-first-game-after-exit/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-24 · by Matt Ehalt

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Mitchell Robinson posted an Instagram Story after his first game with the Boston Celtics against his former team, the Knicks, where he joked about a fan who mistakenly thought he still played for the Knicks. In the post, Robinson laughed off the confusion and called the fan “stupid as a b—h.” During the game, which the Celtics won 107-103, Robinson contributed with four points, four rebounds, and two assists in 22 minutes of play.
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📰 Mitchell Robinson Fan Interaction
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This article reads unscored and hedges 11% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
NPR
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 2 of 43 📰 publisher trust 60
“The articles describe different interactions between players and fans on separate occasions.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 18 📰 publisher trust 67
“The articles describe interactions with different fans during or after games involving LeBron James and Mitchell Robinson respectively, but do not clearly refer to the same specific incident at the same time.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 44 📰 publisher trust 66
“The articles describe different aspects of Mitchell Robinson's transition from the Knicks to the Celtics: one is about anticipation before his first game with Boston, and the other is a fan interaction after the game.”
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Matt Ehalt
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Topics

Bass Prop Shop Boston Celtics Knicks Pistons

Subjects

Robinson PERSON · 7× Boston GPE · 6× Knicks ORG · 5× Celtics ORG · 3× Mitchell Robinson PERSON · 2× Bass Prop Shop ORG · 1× Karl-Anthony Towns PERSON · 1× NBA ORG · 1× Pistons ORG · 1×

Narrative

Former Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson posted an Instagram Story hours after besting his former team Friday in his first contest since leaving for the Celtics in free agency, in which he called out a fan who apparently believed he still played for the blue and orange.
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🔮 The center certainly could enjoy the night and the interactions after he secured the upper hand, at least for one night, after he helped drop his former team to 0-2.

Claims (18 extracted, 2 hedged)

Some “fan” apparently forgot which team Mitchell Robinson plays for. asserted
Robinson → forget → team
Former Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson posted an Instagram Story hours after besting his former team Friday in his first contest since leaving for the Celtics in free agency, in which he called out a fan who apparently believed he still played for the blue and orange. asserted
he → post → blue
“Hey, tell me why a fan, bro, said that we lost tonight?” Robinson said while wearing a pink Bass Prop Shop hoodie and seemingly in a car after Boston’s 107-103 home win. asserted
Robinson → tell → win
“I think he still think I play for the Knicks, and I’m like, ‘You dumb motherf–ker. asserted
I → think → Knicks
Robinson laughed off the remarks, adding that he’s “out here in Boston having the time off my life” before going off on the fan, labeling the person as “stupid as a b—h.” asserted
he → laugh → —
The center certainly could enjoy the night and the interactions after he secured the upper hand, at least for one night, after he helped drop his former team to 0-2. uncertain
he → enjoy → 0
Robinson had four points, four rebounds and two assists, registering a minus-two rating during his 22 minutes on the court to help Boston rebound to 1-1 after an Opening Day choke against the Pistons. asserted
Boston → have → Pistons
This season marks his first playing for a team other than the Knicks after he left the team for the rival Celtics, signing a three-year, $47.4 million deal to be Boston’s starting center. asserted
he → mark → deal
He had been the Knicks’ longest-tenured player and ended his time on a high note, winning the franchise’s first title in 53 years last season in June, and holds no ill will toward his former employer despite stating that they never formally offered him a new contract “ asserted
they → tenure → contract
I was like, cool,” he said Friday night. asserted
he → say → ?
He noted that joining Boston may not have sat well with Knicks fan, but he didn’t care. uncertain
he → note → fan
Robinson added that he’s more involved offensively — albeit two games — in Boston’s system. asserted
he → add → system
“That was the only thing that was kind of different was going to the rivals. asserted
that → go → rivals
But you know me, man. asserted
you → know → me
I like to troll,” Robinson said. asserted
Robinson → like → ?
Robinson received a standing ovation from his new fan base Friday after he blocked Karl-Anthony Towns in the fourth quarter and shortly after scored on an alley-oop to give the Celtics a 12-point lead. asserted
he → receive → lead
He said it was “cool” to play against his former team for the first time — and that all the years with the franchise provided some extra help. asserted
years → say → help
“Still NBA, so playing against them guys, so I know all they plays and stuff like that,” Robinson said. asserted
Robinson → play → that
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