We’ve got another confirmed NBA star that’s a big fan of country music. Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler is probably the most recognizable star in the NBA that likes the country music genre. He has supported the industry publicly on multiple different occasions, and though Butler’s fandom of country started as a joke, his love for the genre now is as serious as it gets. How do we know that? Well, anyone that has a country music album on the way probably loves country music. The fact that he’s put time aside in his busy, professional-athlete schedule to record 2oo songs and counting is a testament to his interest in the genre. Apparently, the very first country song that he ever heard was “Don’t Take The Girl” by Tim McGraw, and he was hooked from that moment on. Since then, he’s become a huge fan of more modern day stars like Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, and has even become pretty good friends with Luke Bryan. There was even a rumor that he skipped out on a game to go to a Morgan Wallen concert, and if that were true, he’d most definitely be the “leader in the clubhouse” when it comes to biggest country music fans in the NBA. New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson would like a word though. If you haven’t heard the name, that’s okay. Robinson has been busy holding down the center position for the Knicks since he was drafted by New York in 2018. He’s actually the longest tenured player on the Knicks team now, which would make you think that he’d have some seniority when it comes to the aux cord in the locker room (yes, I know aux cords aren’t used anymore and it’s all bluetooth). However, a recent post on Robinson’s Snapchat/influencer account showed that his teammates were getting first pick on locker room music, and they went with “Where The Hood At” by DMX. That sounds like a decent pre-game song to bump, but Mitchell Robinson would have preferred to listen to some country music… specifically Morgan Wallen: “Here we go with this music again. Morgan Wallen please?” Knicks: DMX Where the Hood at Mitchell Robinson: pic.twitter.com/mPt63FiwmP — New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 20, 2025 And before you go and say, “Is that even real?” I can confirm that Mitchell Robinson posted it for all of us Snapchat friends and followers to see. Now it’s being aggregated online by other NBA accounts. Why is it a big deal that NBA players sometimes like country music? I don’t know, but it is. With Mitchell Robinson, it shouldn’t really come as a surprise. He actually moved to Nashville, Tennessee recently, where he has a farm and is able to focus on his health and diet during the offseason. Robinson has chickens, and apparently even grows his own vegetables. So not only is he a fan of the slow life that country music often waxes poetically about… he lives it. Here’s a video he shared not too long ago of him waking up in “God’s country,” which has to be another example of Robinson being a fan of Morgan Wallen: @mitchellrobinson_23Waking up to this every morning is a blessing ♬ Kansas Anymore – Megan Moroney Lots of his social media posts are set to country music songs, and hey, moving to Nashville, Tennessee is a pretty good sign of the New York Knicks star being a fan of country. Now, if he could only convince his teammates on the Knicks to play Morgan Wallen or any other country artist before games…The post New York Knicks Star Mitchell Robinson Wants His Teammates To Cue Up Some Morgan Wallen In The Locker Room first appeared on Whiskey Riff.