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INCREDIBLE: Josh Hart’s Defiant Response to Jimmy Butler’s Assault Sparks Heated Debate Among NBA Fans
Josh Hart of the New York Knicks showed no trouble at all in handling Jimmy Butler’s verbal abuse. Butler, who insisted that Hart would “be home” if he could play in the NBA postseason, put the Knicks and the top-seeded Boston Celtics in jeopardy in an attempt to stir up controversy.
When it was suggested that Hart might cover him, Butler became more enraged and facetiously said, “the f*** that mean to me?” Given that the Knicks are one of eight teams still vying for the Larry O’Brien Trophy, Hart has been somewhat busy.
However, he had an opportunity to address Butler’s taunts on his “Roommates Show” podcast, which he co-hosts with teammate Jalen Brunson.
Hart was questioned by a fan on social media about an Instagram video that showed 50 Cent looking confused and pointing at himself as if to say, “Who, me?” The image was, as Brunson rightly deduced, Hart’s nonverbal response to Butler’s claim that Hart “was a**, basically.”
Hart seemed less interested, while John Starks, a former Knicks player and program guest, was amusingly horrified. “I don’t know why he said me,” Hart brashly exclaimed. I have not stated anything. I included the 50 Cent meme for that reason. Why do you bring up my name at all?”
Mat Hillman, an entrepreneur and fellow co-host, was amused by Butler’s vow that he would send Hart home “while he was home,” and he made sure that Starks was “damn sure” that Butler wouldn’t want to play the Knicks this time around. In the conference semifinals of the previous year, Miami defeated New York in six games;
however, this season, Miami dropped to eighth place in the standings. After suffering an injury in the Heat’s Play-In Tournament loss to Philadelphia, Butler was unable to participate in the South Beach postseason appearance.
The Heat had already lost two of their three regular season encounters with the Knicks this year. After defeating No. 9 Chicago to go to the playoffs, the Heat lost to Boston, who was rated first.
Hart was even more perplexed by Butler’s pursuit of him because, in a hypothetical Knicks and Heat semifinal rematch, the two would not face each other. To be fair, the person who brought up Hart’s name initially was an interviewer from LL Cool J’s radio network Rock the Bells.
Hart stated that such tasks would instead go to OG Anunoby. “You’re saying me, but why? Hart remarked, “That’s not even my matchup.” “That was the original.” I’m not sure why he mentioned my name. In the interim, Hart’s has more important matters to attend to:
the Knicks return to action on Friday night, where they will look to extend their series advantage over the Indiana Pacers to 3-0 in the conference semifinal (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).
