Nate Robinson: I played in the Finals. I didn’t really get to play like that because Doc Rivers was on some bullsh*t. But I was mad because we lost by four points. I said, “D, I can score four points in my sleep, bro.” I couldn’t believe it. He didn’t even play me that game. I was hurt watching that confetti fall and watching Kobe Bryant just enjoy… That could have been us. I was sick.
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Nate Robinson on Kobe Bryant’s 61-point game vs. Knicks: He looked just like Michael Jordan. Spitting image. Everything he did, how he ran, and how he just wanted to just kill whoever was in front of him. I’m like, “That’s MJ right there. That’s the aura that he got from MJ. He’s the closest thing we gonna see to him.” -via YouTube / May 15, 2025
Robinson and Cleveland were reunited as part of the Playmaker video that was published on Tuesday, which included an emotional moment where Cleveland surprises Robinson and his family while being interviewed. “I got this guy right here to thank for [my kidney]. Some people don’t get to meet their guardian angels. I got a brother in mine,” an emotional Robinson said. “Mine is my brother, man. He helped me a lot, big time. I was struggling and he came through in the clutch.” -via New York Post / April 29, 2025
Nate Robinson called the man who donated a kidney and saved the former Knicks guard’s life a “brother” and a “guardian angel” in a new video that highlights Robinson’s fight to overcome kidney failure and the man who helped him do it. The former hooper underwent a kidney transplant earlier this year at the University of Washington after learning nearly 20 years ago that his kidneys weren’t functioning properly. -via New York Post / April 29, 2025
During the third quarter, Edwards scored his 1,000th career playoff point. He joined a list of five men under the age of 24 to have accomplished that feat: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tony Parker, Kevin Durant, and the recently injured Jayson Tatum. -via Clutch Points / May 15, 2025
Minnesota has posted a 4-0 record in games featuring clutch time this postseason, outscoring their opponents 45-16 in those minutes, according to ESPN Research. Edwards has 15 points on 4-for-7 shooting in his 14 postseason clutch minutes, and he has fortified that effort with five assists and no turnovers — the most assists without a turnover in clutch time by any player in the 2025 playoffs. “My trainer [Chris] Hines always tells me, ‘Michael Jordan had Steve Kerr,’” Edwards told ESPN. “He always tells me stuff like that. So, it’s just being able to trust my teammates.” -via ESPN / May 14, 2025