Knicks, Josh Hart Provide Update After Injury Scare

While that certainly makes Hart’s status a bit harder to decipher, the fact that the “Roommates Show” co-host is engaged in his usual cheeky, comedic antics likely bodes well for the Knicks.

The incident occurred right in front of the Philadelphia bench, as Hart fell without contact right in front of 76ers head coach Nick Nurse, who stayed near Hart until play was stopped and the Knicks’ medical team could get to him.

"I thought something really bad happened," Nurse said, per Steve Popper of Newsday. "He wasn't in a collision, did it on his own | think, those always are scary. He was in a lot of pain. I don't know what the verdict was. Let's hope it's not serious, but I did think it was something very serious at the beginning. I was trying to get everybody's attention, like, 'Let's go, get out here.' Let’s hope he's okay."

Perhaps the most definitive update came from Brian Windhorst of ESPN, who revealed that the Knicks stayed Hart’s subsequent ejection from the game kept him off the floor and bench for the remainder. Hart was charged with a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct after he went down, as he threw the ball away in frustration after Sixers reserve Kennedy Chandler ran over to force a jump ball.

Hart is not the only Manhattanite ailing in Abu Dhabi, as the Knicks (1-0) engages in preseason combat without OG Anunoby, who is said to have a sprained hand. Anunoby, however, is considered day-today and Pacome Dadiet earned his spot in the starting five while he rested.