Josh Hart induced a mini controversy this month by twice declaring after defeats that the Knicks wanted to drop their “egos” and “agendas,” prompting hypothesis that spilled into sports activities speak radio over who he was referencing.
The ahead clarified these remarks after Tuesday’s 99-95 win over the Nets, saying it was blown out of proportion.
“Y’all look too much into everything. That’s what y’all do,” Hart mentioned. “I mentioned one thing about egos and y’all took that and ran with it. To win, it’s a must to have a workforce that don’t have egos.
“That’s why Boston won. They have a team that doesn’t have egos. You got Jrue Holiday that’s been an All-Star, All-Defense, All-NBA, max player. He don’t give a damn about scoring. So that’s the ego-less attitude that we have to have. There was no pinpointing somebody. But that’s what you have to have to win.”
Requested final week about Hart’s feedback, coach Tom Thibodeau mentioned he was unaware of the phrases however added, “Oftentimes the next day after you look at the film, you’re putting a mic in front of someone right after a game. And sometimes they may say things, we all may say things that we wish we had not said until you watch the film the next day. And then there’s usually a pretty good reason why something occurred. So before you say something, you probably should think.”
Karl-Anthony Cities acknowledged his injured thumb has affected his 3-point shot — “for sure,” he mentioned — after the middle went 0-for-3 from past the arc.
“It is what it is,” he repeated.
Early within the sport, Cities appeared to worsen the thumb on his taking pictures hand and later airballed a trey. He was shortly subbed out and rewrapped the thumb with white tape. Cities in any other case performed effectively, demonstrating his versatility from inside whereas scoring 25 factors.
“I work hard on my game,” he mentioned. “I’m not just a 3-point shooter.”
Since returning Monday from the thumb damage — which incorporates each a sprain and bone chip — Cities has made 1 of his 9 3-pointers.
MSG Networks mentioned it’s prepared to resolve its deadlock with cable firm Altice by way of arbitration.
The station has been off Altice’s Optimum since Jan. 1 as a result of the 2 sides couldn’t attain a contractual settlement.
“We are willing to agree to a short extension tied to resolving our dispute through binding arbitration by a neutral, third party,” MSG Networks’ assertion learn. “This will enable Optimum subscribers to watch their favorite sports programming while we resolve our outstanding issues.”
