Knicks center Mitchell Robinson responded to backlash he received for offering prayers for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s family, making another social media post to set the record straight.
Kirk, an ally of President Donald Trump and leader of the political action group Turning Point USA, was speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University when he was shot in the neck . He later died at a nearby hospital. After the incident, according to New York Basketball X , Robinson posted a story on Instagram saying that he felt bad for Kirk’s family.
After receiving backlash for his story, Robinson, 27, went on Facebook to respond to calls to unfollow Kirk because of Kirk’s rhetoric and beliefs that he had shared with followers for years.
“I’m never the type to get into the politic