Photo: Mary Altaffer/AP; Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
New York Knicks player Mitchell Robinson’s father has been found safe afterbeing missingsince Feb. 11, according to theEscambia County Sheriff’s Office.
“Mitchell Robinson Jr. has been safely located,” the ECSO confirmed in a Facebook update. “Thank you for your shares!”
Mitchell Robinson Jr. was stopped for a traffic violation in Clayton, Missouri, on Tuesday morning,TMZreported.
News of Robinson being found comes after his basketball star son’ssocial media pleaearlier this week for his father’s safe return.
Mitchell Robinson/Instagram
Robinson shared his father’s missing person status on his Instagram Story, writing, “Don’t know a place the devil will hide you……come home pops.”
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in Florida also shared an alert on itsFacebookpage Feb. 13, which Robinson reposted on Snapchat.
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“My dad is missing if you have info on his where abouts please contact 850-436-9620,” he wrote alongside the message.
The Pensacola, Florida, native served as the city’s first NBA draftee in 34 years, thePensacola News Journalannounced at the time. Before Robinson, no Pensacola athlete had been drafted since the Philadelphia 76ers opted for Tom Sewell in 1984.
Robinson was also the sole player who did not play college, international, or NBA G League basketball a year before entering the draft in 2018, according to the outlet. In 2017, Robinson’s talents garnered him a McDonald’s All-American title. ESPN also ranked him as the No. 11 overall national prospect for his graduating class that year.
source: people.com
