Nate Robinson took a lot of ribbing after he was brutally knocked out in two rounds by Jake Paul in a farcical fight on the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. card Saturday in Los Angeles.
He also received support, particularly from those closest to him in his NBA career.
Robinson thanked them on Instagram:
“I need to thank all my brothers for the support! There are too many to name, and IG only lets me choose 10 pics … but I’ve seen every one of you. HUGE shout out to my brother KG (Kevin Garnett) for being there, and all of y’all that have reached out to me PERSONALLY … Mike Bibby, Carlos Arroyo, Bonzi Wells, Malik Rose, everyone in these pics, etc. It means the world and we’re gonna come back even better.”
Earlier, he indicated on Instagram that he was fine.
“Thank you everyone for all of the well wishes, I’m OK. I appreciate @triller for the opportunity as well as everyone that has backed me during the fight. To my coaches, trainers, fans, and teammates, I appreciate all of the time and support you guys put in with me…it wasn’t the outcome that we wanted, but I’m thankful for the opportunity to fight on the biggest stage that there has been.”
Robinson, 36, seemed to indicate in his later message — “We’re gonna come back even better” — that he plans to fight again.
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Robinson has been in the gym learning the fundamentals but his fight with Paul was his first. He seemed overwhelmed by the moment and to say he fought amateurishly is generous.
Still, he evidently plans to fight again. That’s either misguided or admirable. You decide.
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