The New York Knicks met with heartbreak as they failed to force a Game 7. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat continued their epic run from being a play-in team to being the first Eastern Conference finalists. The battle was close with New York having hope, the tiniest of vision of pushing this series further. However, Miami was able to hold them off. After coming so close, there is no doubt, the Knicks will be upset. But for one of their stars, it is still one of the best and most important days of his life.
The Knicks lost 92-96 in the season-ending Game 6 to the Miami Heat. Jimmy Butler and Co. will face the winner of the Boston Celtics-Philadelphia 76ers series who play a Game 7 tomorrow.
Knicks Star checked into Game 6 with a unique superpower?
For any Knicks player, there was one goal in mind, to beat the Heat. Nothing could waver them from that objective. Yet there was one guy who had his emotions go haywire before Game 6. Josh Hart, the former Lakers forward got a call hours before the game that he was going to be a first-time father. Without taking a second, he rushed into the car to get to his wife, Shannon Phillips.
Unfortunately, the doctors gave him some shattering news. They weren’t sure if he could make it to see the birth of his twins. Hart had to make a call, and so he made a brave one. The 28-year-old went back to the team hotel in Miami and instantly got on a Zoom call to watch the pregnancy.
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Hart would play in Game 6, but irrespective of the result, there was only one thing he wanted to do after the final buzzer.
“No matter the result of this game, he has a car, he has a plane on standby. When the final buzzer sounds, he is going to be rushing back to New York so he can meet his new family,” reported Malika Andrews.
From NBA Countdown: Josh Hart had a helicopter, plane and police escort on standby to travel from Miami, but his twin boys just couldn’t wait. Hart and his wife Shannon welcomed their sons on Friday — he will have new dad powers for the Knicks in Game 6. pic.twitter.com/w4t8sKmzvI
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) May 12, 2023
Hart didn’t let his heavenly high distract him from the Knicks’ attempt at forcing a Game 7. Coming off the bench, he scored 11 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, all while shooting 50% from the field. His Villanova teammate Jalen Brunson exploded for 41, but it still wasn’t enough for New York. They couldn’t get past the Miami Heat, who played scintillating defense in the series clincher.
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While his playoff journey ends, Hart is about to embark on a new chapter of his life – being a father.
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