The Pistons veteran went viral for walking away from the intensifying encounters of Isaiah Stewart, Miles Bridges, Jalen Duren and Moussa Diabate.
Duncan Robinson set the record straight about his viral exclusion from the previous Detroit Pistons-Charlotte Hornets brawl.
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In The Old Man and The Three Podcast, the Detroit Pistons veteran openly admitted that he "looked bad" for how he reacted and vowed he would try to rally with his teammates next time.
“I could see how there could be a narrative outwardly of like, 'Oh, I like left my guy hanging or I didn’t care about Stew,' or whatever. Like, and that was actually the only aspect of it that like, I wanted to make sure Stew and I were cool, not like publicly, but like and I do think Stew and my teammates know that I like ride for them. Obviously, it’s going to be a little different than how Stew rides for his teammates. Like I’m also going to be authentically me, right?," Robinson said, with a laughing Isaiah Stewart on his side during their podcast appearance.
"And in that moment, I got captured. It looked bad, it did, to be honest. Like it didn’t look like I was down for the cause. You know, I learned my lesson. Next I’m going to grab someone, at least make it, you know, kind of get in the middle.”
As both Steward and Jalen Duren were going after Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges, Robinson didn't help several other Pistons players in containing the two.
As such, many have raised their eyebrows after Robinson took a sigh and walked away after Stewart came out charging from the bench and attacked Bridges.
For this, Robinson fondly reflected and admitted that he regrets not trying to be involved and perhaps make a change to stop the fighting.
Stewart's sudden entry to the court triggered a seven-game suspension. Duren also earned league punishment for sparking the incident.
"There was nothing I was going to bring to that situation that he wasn’t already handling. The one aspect I regret is not seeing him on the court. I wish I could have done something to stop him from getting to Miles, but he had obviously made up his mind, and there was nothing I could do in that moment," he confessed.
"That’s the part I regret—seeing him miss seven games. It hurts him and it hurts us, and it also kind of contributes to that situation."
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