Nate is an iconIf you randomly showed up to the Knicks/Timberwolves game during the second half yesterday, you might ask why Nate Robinson’s No. 4 summer league jersey was hanging on the wall of UNLV’s Cox Pavilion.
Well, that’s because Nate’s jersey has officially been retired from the summer league. The ‘07 VSL MVP has participated in the league for four straight years now. That merited the first-time honor to anyone in the history of the camp.
“It’s crazy, right? Yeah, it’s kind of awesome. First time ever, so I’m glad I could be the first one. It’s kind of cool. Maybe I’ll set a new trend.”
Source: NBA Fanhouse
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July 21st, 2008 at 11:06 am
imperial-mel says:
FIRST!!!!
July 21st, 2008 at 11:10 am
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
…In other other irrelevant Knick news…
July 21st, 2008 at 11:11 am
imperial-mel says:
Are you serious…is it llegal to retire a summer league jersey…srry i dont think thts a big honor…its SUMMER LEAGUE. I mean if you were jus bringin in like 50 a night for four yrs str8 thats one thing…but i dont see Nate pullin tht off
July 21st, 2008 at 11:11 am
CJ says:
Wow, when I first heard about this I thought it was a joke. I really hope some mid level nba guy came up with this and is just laughing his ass off right now.
July 21st, 2008 at 11:13 am
Kobeef says:
Is that really an honor??
I think it is more of a punishment for Nate to attend for 4 years.
July 21st, 2008 at 11:14 am
hahns says:
isnt that just a nagging reminder that Nate was sent to summer school 4 yrs in a row?? dont know if thats an honor i would want.
July 21st, 2008 at 11:14 am
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Thats like being the skinniest kid at fat camp, Nate
July 21st, 2008 at 11:31 am
imperial-mel says:
lmao @ 7
July 21st, 2008 at 11:43 am
Austin Burton says:
Joey Graham’s been playing summer league for about four years now, right?
July 21st, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Justice says:
damn! there’s playground leagues in every major city where u can get in a run with more talent..maybe it’s the allure of vegas
July 21st, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Kudabeen says:
I guess I’m one of the few that respects Summer League for what it is…Exposure. No it’s not the NBA, but you can either hold your own, excel, create further doubts, or get embarassed. Nate voluntarily played in Summer League the last two years for the run.
If you are serious about making the NBA and didn’t get drafted, where else are you playing? How is that working out for you?
Having said that, retiring a jersey is just a novelty. No true meaning, especially since Nate hasn’t been able to get consistent burn to date, even though Knicks were a better team (offensively) with him and Crawford on the floor together. Him, Crawford, Chandler, Lee, and an in-shape (???) Curry would be a tough line up. But it’s the Knicks so I don’t really care. Someone has to be last place in the Atlantic.
Boston….76ers..Toronto….New Jersey……..Knicks
July 21st, 2008 at 12:15 pm
BxBaller says:
Guys Nate’s been playing in NYC tournaments around the city, plus dude decided to play in the summer league the last two years. He loves to play, so why clown him for doing what he loves.
July 21st, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Amar says:
so what does this mean? for the rest of time knicks players on their summer league team can’t wear #4? this is, after all, the society that has graduation ceremonies for the 2nd grade. so the next logical step is to “retire” summer league jerseys.
July 21st, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Ross says:
Didn’t he get a technical in a summer league game a few days ago?
July 21st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
frankie says:
This is why I’m not too excited about Jerryd Bayless yet. Yet. A few days ago, everyone was saying that he was the second coming of D Wade - in other words, a shoot first guard that excelled at getting to the basket and drawing fouls. As of now, he’s no better than Nate Robinson.
July 21st, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I`CouldBeYourFather says:
Amar’s comment ..LMAO!!!
July 21st, 2008 at 4:55 pm
doc says:
Its a bullshit story.But Justice aint no playground leagues just chillingin every city with more talent then dudes in Vegas.About 80% of the dudes in Vegas will average 40 in your favorite summer league.If them dudes was so tough they would be in Vegas.
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:19 am
JoV says:
After Nate Rob’s career is over, we will look back at this moment and say that this is the biggest accomplishment of his nba career LoL.