Josh Hart logging big minutes for banged-up Knicks
NY Post
Josh Hart sat down for the first time Thursday night with 7:34 remaining in the second quarter, but he was back on the court after only 50 seconds of game time had elapsed.
That ended up being Hart’s only break in the Knicks’ loss to the Warriors as he logged a season-high 47:10 of a regulation 48-minute game.
Hart began the season as a key member of the Knicks’ second unit, but he has started the past 14 games due to injuries to forwards Julius Randle and OG Anunoby.
He has logged 40.0 minutes per appearance over that stretch, averaging 12.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists.
“At the end of the day as a competitor I want to play,” Hart said after Thursday’s game. “If I went out, especially if we were making a run and I got [taken] out, I’m mad. You know what I mean? I want to play as much as I can.”
The 28-year-old Hart also expressed frustration with the Knicks’ recent 3-8 slide with various players sidelined, saying, “I’m not sure what you all expect or what you all think. We are playing as best as we can with the bodies that we have.”
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