New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson is standing firm after facing backlash for offering condolences to the family of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week in Utah.
Robinson first posted a message on social media with a photo of Kirk’s wife, Erika, and their two children, writing, “I feel bad for his family.”
That post sparked criticism from some fans, which led Robinson to fire back.
“I’m never the type to get into the political field,” Robinson said, according to New York Basketball on X. “But I just don’t get how people get so sensitive and offended about someone else’s opinion or beliefs.”
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson on criticism of his Charlie Kirk sympathy: “You can unfollow…I dont care if you black, white, green, have stripes like a damn zebra, even like the same gender I respect you either way!…No kid should have to grow up without their father or mother” pic.twitter.com/68IbVZpG1R
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Robinson then doubled down, telling detractors they were free to move on.
“I respect your mindset and beliefs but it’s not gone change what I believe and stand for,” he continued. “You don’t have to like me you can unfollow, unfriend me whatever you have to do to never see what I do or say I could care less about what you do or think of me!”
The Knicks big man also spoke about why he made the post, pointing to fatherhood as his motivation.
“I don’t care if you black, white, green, or have stripes like a damn zebra or even like the same gender, I respect you either way!” Robinson said. “As a father myself, no kid should have to grow up without their father or mother at the end of the day!…..I don’t do the things I do for attention or clout…Again, I could care less what people think of me…the ones that know me already know what I stand for!”
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