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Reggie Miller, Kevin Harlan Roasted Knicks Player for Embarrassing Free Throw Attempt

Andy Nesbitt

Mitchell Robinson had a brutal air ball from the free throw line during the Knicks' Game 2 win.
Mitchell Robinson had a brutal air ball from the free throw line during the Knicks' Game 2 win. / @TNT
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Everything is going pretty well for the New York Knicks right now as they lead the Boston Celtics 2-0 in their series after rallying back once again to win Game 2 on Wednesday night.

And while Knicks fans are rightfully fired up about their team, we need to take a look back at one ugly moment from their Game 2 victory. In case you missed it, Mitchell Robinson attempted one of the worst free throws we might ever see at the professional level and Kevin Harlan ("Holy smokes!") and Reggie Miller ("Oh no!") had the perfect reactions to it on the TNT broadcast.

The Celtics fouled Robinson a bunch because he's not a great free throw shooter. Need proof of that? Check out this really bad air ball he fired up during the fourth quarter:

That is the definition of ugly.

"Now you know why they wrap him up early," Miller said. "Whoa."

"As dazzling as that score was this is just the opposite," Harlan added. 

The scoreboard in that video, however, tells an even worse story for the Celtics, who had a big lead with just over eight minutes left and couldn't hold on at home for the second game in a row. That's not good at all.

But yeah, that free throw. Yikes!

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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