ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Knicks ahead Josh Hart was ejected from the opening sport of the pre-season Thursday after slipping to the courtroom, then throwing the ball when a Philadelphia participant tried to take it from him whereas he was on his again.
Hart had grabbed a defensive rebound early within the second quarter and was dribbling the ball upcourt when he fell in entrance of the 76ers bench. Philadelphia’s Kennedy Chandler tried to steal the ball, and Hart turned away to guard it and threw it towards the opposite finish of the courtroom, incomes the ejection.
Hart bought up and limped off the courtroom with what seemed to be decrease again ache. The Knicks didn’t announce an harm.
The swingman got here off the bench within the first sport beneath new coach Mike Brown. Hart began final season till former coach Tom Thibodeau inserted middle Mitchell Robinson into the beginning lineup alongside Karl-Anthony Cities throughout the Japanese Convention finals loss to Indiana. Brown went with that look Thursday.
Hart underwent a process on his proper ring finger in July after sustaining the harm throughout the playoffs. He not too long ago aggravated the harm and stated he expects to put on a splint this season.
