New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson III's father has been found safe, two weeks after the NBA player asked for the public's help to find him. Robinson's father, Mitchell Robinson Jr., went missing on Feb. 11 and was found safe on Feb. 25.
Robinson's father was found in Clayton, Mo. when he was stopped for a routine traffic stop. After running his information, the Clayton Police Department identified he was a missing person. There is no public information yet on why he went missing.
Robinson had asked anyone with information to help find his father and posted on Instagram about him being missing.
"Don't know a place the devil will hide you... Come home, Pops," Robinson wrote in the emotional Instagram post earlier in February.
In addition, Robinson posted about his father on his personal Snapchat account. Robinson also shared a Facebook post regarding his father on Feb. 13. In that Facebook post, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office (Fla.) revealed details regarding Robinson Jr.'s disappearance.
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Robinson Jr. was last seen in Pensacola, Fla. on Feb. 11 before going missing.
"My dad is missing if you have info on his whereabouts please contact 850-436-9620," Mitchell wrote on his Snapchat post.
Mitchell is originally from Pensacola and has been a member of the Knicks since being selected with the No. 36 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. During the 2021-22 season, Robinson has put together averages of 8.4 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 76.2 percent from the field in 53 games.
