Even if his role in the spotlight doesn’t contain the same number of lumens as that of Jalen Brunson or Karl-Anthony Towns, the 29-year-old remains an integral part of the Knicks operation.

Josh Hart is the kind of player who fans love when he is on their team and hates when he is their opponent.  The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers know

In a span of 50 seconds late in regulation of the New York Knicks’ overtime victory against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, Josh Hart forced a jump ball, recorded a steal, dunked and passed a man open for a 3.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart both participated in practice Sunday, but they are listed as questionable for the Knicks’ MLK Day matinee against the Hawks. Towns has missed the past two games due to a right thumb issue and Hart played through what looked like a painful left shoulder injury suffered in the third quarter of Friday’s home loss to the Timberwolves.

Dr. Jalen Brunson offered a positive diagnosis for his New York Knicks teammate. Knicks fans, already dealing with a few medical scares, were nearly dealt another nightmare on Friday night when Josh Hart was a victim of friendly fire: during third quarter action against the Minnesota Timberwolves,