his blood pressure was too high he shouldn’t play, but he disregarded the advice so he could hit the court no matter what.
“Don’t check my blood pressure because I am playing regardless of what you say,’” said Robinson. “I thought I was young and invincible. I didn’t know it was going to catch up to me.”
Robinson got his start in the league after skipping his senior year in college in favor of declaring for the 2005 NBA draft. He was selected by the Phoenix but was later traded the the Knicks alongside Quentin Richardson on draft night.
But the true fanfare came from his short, 5-foot-9 stature and even more so when he won the 2006, 2009 and 2010 Slam Dunk Contest, which was highlighted by him jumping over Dwight Howard to win his second trophy.
Social media is praying that Robinson gets a kidney transplant soon and returns to full health.