Nathaniel Cornelius Robinson was born on May 31,1984 and is an American former professional basketball player.
47 Facts About Nate Robinson
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Nate Robinson became the NBA's first three-time slam dunk champion in 2010.
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Nate Robinson was originally enrolled at Washington on a football scholarship, but decided to concentrate on basketball beginning with his sophomore year.
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Nate Robinson played all 13 football games in 2002 and started the final six games as a cornerback on the Husky football squad, including the Sun Bowl.
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Nate Robinson led the team in scoring average with 13.0 points per game, a figure that ranked 17th among Pac-10 players; his 300 points tied for fourth among all-time UW freshmen.
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Nate Robinson was selected with the 21st overall pick by the Phoenix Suns in the 2005 NBA draft.
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Nate Robinson was later traded to the New York Knicks on draft night along with Quentin Richardson in exchange for Kurt Thomas and the draft rights to Dijon Thompson.
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Nate Robinson played in 72 games his rookie year, starting 26 of them, while averaging 9.3 points and 2.0 assists per game.
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Nate Robinson had a major breakout performance against the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden where he scored 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
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Nate Robinson was at one point considered by Knicks' coach Larry Brown to be demoted to the NBA Development League.
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On December 16,2006, Nate Robinson was one of the primary participants in the brawl between the Denver Nuggets and the Knicks.
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Nate Robinson's fight with Nuggets guard JR Smith landed in the seats, and he was suspended for 10 games as a result.
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Nate Robinson competed in the 2007 Slam Dunk Contest to defend his 2006 title, and came in second place after Gerald Green.
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On February 14,2009, Nate Robinson won the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition.
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Nate Robinson finished second in the first round with a score of 87.
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On February 23,2009, Nate Robinson scored 41 points and had 8 rebounds.
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On September 25,2009, Nate Robinson re-signed with the New York Knicks to a one-year deal.
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Nate Robinson scored 21 of the Knicks' final 25 points, which included outscoring the Hawks by himself in overtime.
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On February 13,2010, Nate Robinson won the 2010 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the first three-time Slam Dunk champion.
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On February 18,2010, Nate Robinson was traded to the Boston Celtics along with Marcus Landry in exchange for Eddie House, Bill Walker, and JR Giddens.
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Nate Robinson played in 26 games with the Celtics averaging 6.5 points per game in 14.7 minutes per game.
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Nate Robinson was the primary backup to Rajon Rondo, though unable to earn many minutes with Rondo playing 37 minutes per game.
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On February 24,2011, Nate Robinson was traded, along with Kendrick Perkins, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic.
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Nate Robinson appeared in a second consecutive Conference Finals that year, but had completely fallen out of the Thunder's rotation by that point.
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On January 4,2012, Nate Robinson signed with the Golden State Warriors.
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On July 31,2012, Nate Robinson signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls.
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Nate Robinson scored 12 unanswered points to bring the Bulls back and eventually win the game in triple overtime.
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Nate Robinson finished the game with 34 points, including 23 points in the 4th quarter, just one point shy of Michael Jordan's franchise playoff record.
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Nate Robinson joined Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Derrick Rose as the only Bulls to score at least 25 points and nine assists in a playoff game.
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On July 26,2013, Nate Robinson signed a multi-year deal with the Denver Nuggets.
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Nate Robinson announced that he would wear number 10 to honor soccer player Lionel Messi; his preferred number 2 was already retired for Alex English.
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On June 23,2014, Nate Robinson exercised the player option on his contract.
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On January 13,2015, Nate Robinson was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Jameer Nelson Two days later, he was waived by the Celtics before appearing in a game for them.
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On March 7,2015, Nate Robinson signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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On October 16,2015, Nate Robinson signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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On March 17,2016, Nate Robinson signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
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On February 8,2017, Nate Robinson was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.
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In July, Nate Robinson won the 2017 LPB championship with Guaros.
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On July 31,2018, Nate Robinson signed with Homenetmen Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.
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Nate Robinson was waived by the club in September 2018 due to an injury he suffered while playing in the BIG3 during the summer.
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Nate Robinson's father was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1987 and played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles before his NFL career ended.
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Nate Robinson is the cousin of point guard Tony Wroten.
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In 2014, Nate Robinson released a book entitled Heart over Height.
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In 2014, Nate Robinson opened a chicken and waffles restaurant in Rainier Beach, Seattle, the neighborhood in which he went to high school.
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In June 2016, Nate Robinson played with the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.
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In 2018, Nate Robinson played the role of Boots in the basketball comedy film Uncle Drew, which generated $46.7 million in theatrical sales, according to Box Office Mojo data.
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In July 2020, it was announced Nate Robinson would be venturing into boxing for a professional debut, facing YouTuber Jake Paul as part of the undercard for the Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr.