Happy Block Day … er, Birthday, Mitchell.
New starting center Mitchell Robinson continued his rookie rampage Monday in a rare 113-105 Garden victory over the Bulls and he can now celebrate his record-setting accomplishments with a legal drink.
But he won’t.
Robinson, who resides just 20 minutes from Bourbon Street in New Orleans, turned 21 Monday.
“I can now but probably not until later — after the season,” Robinson told The Post.
On Instagram, a photo surfaced of Robinson shooting jump shots at the team’s Tarrytown gym around midnight as he turned 21.
Monday he posted 14 points, going 4-of-4 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line. He also had 10 rebounds, four assists and blocked three more shots. He is now tied with David Robinson for second all-time among rookies with 25 consecutive games in which he has had at least two blocks.
Afterward, as Damyean Dotson tried to conduct an interview, Robinson yelled over to give him a plug for his assists.
“And I should’ve had five if you made that last one,” Robinson said.
With six games left, the Knicks’ second-round pick is on pace to become the first rookie in NBA history to average at least 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 60 percent from the field.
His current average of 2.45 blocks is the highest for a rookie since Tim Duncan’s 1997-98 mark of 2.51 per game for first-year players who played at least 40 contests.
Knicks coach David Fizdale is particularly enamored with Robinson’s shot-blocking for two reasons: 1. On most of his blocks the Knicks gain possession; and 2. He’s never seen anyone block so many 3-point shots. Indeed, Robinson’s 22 blocked 3-point attempts this season are the most by any NBA player in a season in at least 20 years.
Robinson was appointed the new starting center over veteran DeAndre Jordan on Saturday. Jordan did not play for a second straight game.
The Knicks ran up a 28-point lead in the first half against the Bulls, who started a tanking April Fool’s joke of a lineup. Robin Lopez was joined by G-league PG Walt Lemon Jr., Shaquille Harrison, Wayne Selden and Timothe Luwawu Cabarrot
While the Knicks have clinched a bottom-three finish, Chicago (21-57) is still trying to drop to that slot to get the elusive 14 percent chance of winning the Zion Williamson lottery.