Nathaniel Cornelius "Nate" Robinson (born May 31, 1984, in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's New York Knicks.

Robinson is listed at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) (but has been measured at 5 ft 7.75 in),^[1] and has a vertical leap of 43.5 inches (110 cm).^[2]

On February 14, 2009, Robinson won the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition. During the 1st round he completed two dunks, the second of which included jumping off Knicks teammate Wilson Chandler, who was on the ground. He finished second in the first round with a score of 87. After the first round, he went into the locker room and changed into a green Knicks jersey with green shorts and green shoes representing Kryptonite(which he called "KryptoNATE"), countering competitor Dwight Howard's Superman theme. In the final round, Nate Robinson, who is only 5 feet 9 inches, jumped over Dwight Howard (6 feet 11 inches) for the slam. Robinson went on to win his second Slam Dunk title with 52% of the fan vote

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