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Sep 25, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson (55) reacts with guard Andre Iguodala (28) against the Boston Celtics during the first half in game five of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
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Sep 25, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Miami Heat guard Duncan Robinson (55) reacts with guard Andre Iguodala (28) against the Boston Celtics during the first half in game five of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
The Miami Heat is heading to the NBA Finals 2020 against the LeBron-led Los Angeles Lakers. Adding to Jimmy Butler’s leadership, Duncan Robinson has been a significant contributor to Maimi’s road to Finals. But had one asked Robinson three years back, he was probably busy deviating away from basketball.
Duncan went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft and rather signed an NBA Summer League contract with Miami Heat. But as his career proceeded, he’s been a key player for Heat. Robinson averaged 13.5 points per game in the regular season this year.
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Sep 27, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker (8) shoots defended by Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) and forward Jae Crowder (99) during second half in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Simply, the opportunity of playing alongside a star man like Jimmy Butler has brought out the better side of Robinson. Now the Heat is in the Finals and Duncan has made it that far with the likes of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro.
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Duncan Robinson never imagined playing with Miami Heat in 2017
Former Ohio State basketball player, Mark Titus revealed in a recent tweet how Duncan was far from the dream of making a Finals appearance in 2017. The Heat shooting guard contacted Mark, looking to go forward in the field of sports journalism.
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Got this text out of the blue 3 years ago. Hopped on the phone a couple days later and talked for an hour about getting into sports media because he thought his basketball career was winding down.
Three years later he’s about to start in the NBA Finals. What a world. pic.twitter.com/egSweR0DWk
— Mark Titus (@clubtrillion) September 28, 2020
Surely, ‘what a world’ it is. Duncan will be part of the Finals this year, recognized as one of the prominent ones in the NBA.
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He is known to have a great three-point shooting ability in the league. Duncan represented Heat in the Three-Point Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend 2020.
After playing as the underdogs of the season, Heat is up against the Lakers at the end level of this season. They have emerged as the champions in the East despite competition from teams like Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics. It’s proving time for them as they take on a star-studded lineup in the Finals.
