Knicks center Mitchell Robinson invited his high school coach to move in with him in New York after his coach's wife of 31 years died. His former coach took him up on his offer.

Mitchell Robinson, #23 of the New York Knicks, drives to the basket against the Miami Heat during the first quarter of the game at Miami-Dade Arena on March 22, 2023, in Miami, Florida.

" [Mitch Robinson] said come to New York with me, and enjoy yourself and get your mind back straight." - Butch Stockton, Robinson’s high school coach, on staying with Mitch in New York after the ...

Mitchell Robinson has a special relationship with Butch Stockton, who was his basketball coach at Chalmette High School in Louisiana. Stockton watched as Robinson helped lead the Knicks to a ...