1. Robert Covington played college basketball for the Tennessee State Tigers and in 2018, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.
17 Facts About Robert Covington
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Robert Covington earned OVC All-Tournament team and Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament team honors.
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Robert Covington finished his career ranked seventh on Tennessee State's all-time list in both scoring and rebounding, with 1,749 points and 876 rebounds.
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Robert Covington participated in the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game in February, where scored an NBA D-League All-Star record 33 points, 22 of which came in the game's final six minutes, en route to earning MVP honors in the game.
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Robert Covington connected on 12 of his 23 shots, including four-of-eight three-pointers at NBA All-Star festivities in New Orleans.
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Robert Covington played in 42 of the Vipers 50 regular season games, 41 as a starter.
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Robert Covington averaged a team-high 23.2 points, good for second best in the NBA D-League, while shooting 44 percent from the field.
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Robert Covington averaged 9.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game.
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Robert Covington was selected 3rd overall by the Grand Rapids Drive in the 2015 D-League Draft, however he never played for the team.
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On November 15,2014, Robert Covington signed a reported five-year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Robert Covington made his debut for the 76ers two days later, recording six points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in.
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On November 12,2018, Robert Covington was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Jerryd Bayless, Dario Saric and a 2022 second-round pick, in exchange for Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton.
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On February 5,2020, Robert Covington returned to the Rockets in a four-team, 12-player trade with Jordan Bell from the Timberwolves; Minnesota received Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley, Juan Hernangomez, Evan Turner, and a 2020 first-round draft pick.
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On November 22,2020, Robert Covington was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Trevor Ariza, the draft rights to Isaiah Stewart and a conditional future first-round pick.
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On February 4,2022, Robert Covington was traded, alongside Norman Powell, to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, Keon Johnson, Justise Winslow, and a 2025 second-round pick.
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Robert Covington made 11 three-pointers during the game, setting a Clippers franchise record for most three-pointers made in a game.
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Robert Covington was in a relationship with German model and influencer Amirah Dyme, and on 8 March 2022, she gave birth to their first child together, a daughter named Harmony Faye.