Josh Hart’s grit embodies 90s Knicks’ spirit: ‘New York fits my game’

Josh Hart is often mentioned as the type of gritty player who would have fit in perfectly with the tenacious Knicks teams of the 1990s, beloved squads that reached the NBA Finals in 1994 and 1999.

Hart, whose versatile performance helped lift the Knicks to a playoff-opening victory Saturday over the 76ers, has heard that, too.

And he certainly takes it as a compliment, especially from former players within the organization from that era.

“When I see [former Knicks guard] John Starks, he always mentions it, the toughness and method they had, that the city has and this team has, myself included,” Hart said after practice Sunday in Tarrytown.

“For me, that’s a huge accomplishment.

“That’s what I feel like — this city, the team, this franchise, especially with Thibs [Tom Thibodeau] and [team president] Leon [Rose] and Wes [Senior VP William Wesley] — that’s what we’re building.”