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New York Knicks guard Josh Hart accused the San Antonio Spurs of not giving the Knicks credit after their NBA Finals series, saying his team always respects the game even when not at its best. Hart noted the Spurs imposed their will and that the Knicks drew motivation from perceived slights, a dynamic that followed Spurs players, including Victor Wembanyama, declining to shake hands after Game 5.
After the Knicks snapped a 53-year title drought, Josh Hart used a live Roommates Show episode to call out Victor Wembanyama’s emotional post–WCF reaction, roast Knicks skeptics and Stephen A. Smith, and press Becky Hammon to apologize for doubting Jalen Brunson, who then starred with 45 points in the Finals clincher.
Knicks guard Josh Hart says the Spurs celebrated their Western Conference Finals win as if they’d already clinched a title, signaling overconfidence that Knicks observed and countered with a steady, businesslike approach en route to winning the NBA Finals in five games.
Knicks celebrate their NBA title with a Tonight Show appearance where Josh Hart untied and then helped raise Jimmy Fallon’s lucky shoe into the Studio 6B rafters, a playful cap to their championship run featuring Brunson, Towns and the rest of the team alongside Fallon and coach Mike Brown.
Knicks forward Josh Hart criticized the skyrocketing prices for NBA Finals games at Madison Square Garden, noting get-in prices for Game 3 exceed $6,000 and Game 4 exceed $13,000, which he said effectively price out average fans even as MSG atmospherics are expected to be electric.
Josh Hart played 18 minutes in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, didn’t score and had two turnovers as the Knicks held on for a 105-104 win to take a 2-0 series lead, with Landry Shamet logging significant minutes in Hart’s stead.
Josh Hart delivered a quintessential “glue guy” performance in the 2026 Finals opener, scoring just 3 points on 1-for-5 shooting but ripping down 15 rebounds, handing out six assists and snagging four steals in 26:47 as New York grabbed a 1-0 lead. He defended multiple Spurs, pushed tempo, and even pulled Wembanyama away from the rim to disrupt San Antonio’s defense, underscoring his value beyond scoring as the Knicks chase a championship.
In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland bottled up Jalen Brunson and dared Josh Hart to shoot, a gamble that backfired as Hart started cold but erupted for 5-of-11 from three and a playoff‑career-high 26 points (helping New York to a 109-93 win) after an 18‑0 third‑quarter run.
The Knicks rolled to a 109-93 win over the Cavaliers to take a 2-0 lead in the East Finals, with all five Knicks starters scoring at least 18 and Josh Hart pouring in a playoff-career-high 26 while Jalen Brunson dished 14 assists and didn’t force his own scoring. An 18-0 third-quarter run helped seal the game as Cleveland struggled from deep and New York’s paint-focused defense limited Cavs’ looks, setting up a potential Finals push for the Knicks.
Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 and the Knicks opened the second half with an 18-0 run to pull away for a 109-93 win over Cleveland, taking a 2-0 series lead as Brunson (19 points, 14 assists) and Towns (18) provided support and Mitchell paced the Cavaliers with 26.
The Knicks completed a four-game sweep of the 76ers with a 144-114 win in Game 4 in Philadelphia, as Knicks fans owned Xfinity Mobile Arena. Josh Hart taunted Philly’s crowd while Miles McBride buried seven 3-pointers, turning the home venue into a Knicks “home.” Embiid was booed in warmups, and fans handed out posters celebrating Knicks moments as New York’s momentum sealed the series.
OG Anunoby is day-to-day with a right hamstring strain and could miss Game 3 against the 76ers, leaving Josh Hart to anchor the Knicks. The piece argues Hart could be the team’s glue—providing leadership, defense, and versatility to weather Anunoby’s absence after a stretch of five straight playoff wins and a history of hamstring-related surprises.
The Knicks and 76ers head into Game 3 with key injury questions: Embiid is questionable with a sprained ankle and hip soreness, Robinson is probable to return from illness, and Hart is questionable with a sprained left thumb. Embiid sat out Game 2 (Drummond started), while the Knicks’ turnover-heavy defense has been a strength in the series, although Philadelphia has struggled with turnovers (18.5 per game) and Tyrese Maxey has committed 10 turnovers overall, as both teams try to gain the edge in the East semifinals.
Josh Hart's tireless energy, lockdown defense and transition play helped the Knicks blow out the 76ers 137-98 in Game 1. Hart finished with eight points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in 26 minutes, setting the tone as New York pushed the pace and carried momentum into Game 2.
Josh Hart poured in 15 of his 26 in the fourth as the Knicks toppled the Celtics 112-106, riding a late two-man game from Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns while Hart knocked down a sequence of key 3s. Boston, without Jaylen Brown ( Achilles tendinitis), got 23 from Payton Pritchard and a slow shooting night from Jayson Tatum (24 on 7-for-22). The rally pushed New York closer to third in the East and kept alive hopes of climbing higher in the standings.