Josh Hart recently generated quite a lot of attention with his statements about Tyrese Haliburton. Some NBA fans will know that Hart is a star currently playing for the New York Knicks. Although the team was dealing with several injuries to their main stars heading into the playoffs, Hart managed to help the Knicks make it to the second round of the playoffs. There, they were eliminated by Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers.
While Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers managed to make it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in recent history, they ended up getting swept by Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. After finding out that the Pacers lost in a one-sided fashion, Hart shared an opinion that fans are currently discussing on social media. That said, a closer look at the situation is required.
Josh Hart believes that the Knicks would have done better against the Celtics compared to the Pacers
A playoff series is all about matchups and styles. A team that loses in the first round may have gone deeper in the playoffs if they had been facing a different opponent. Although Josh Hart and the New York Knicks lost to the Pacers, the series went to 7 games and looked to be quite an even match.
Upon hearing that the Pacers were unable to win a single game against the Boston Celtics, Josh Hart told Tyrese Haliburton that his New York Knicks would have undoubtedly found a way to win at least one game before being eliminated, “Damn, yall couldn’t get one win?… We could’ve did that.”
Josh Hart on what he told Tyrese Haliburton after Celtics swept the Pacers:
“Damn, yall couldn’t get one win?… We could’ve did that.”
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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) June 2, 2024
Hart clearly believes that the Knicks would have made it a more competitive series against the Celtics if they had advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals instead of the Indiana Pacers. While the Knicks star is certainly entitled to have his own opinion, the majority of fans do not seem to be agreeing with him after hearing his hypothetical claim.
Fans disagree with Josh Hart and side with Tyrese Haliburton
Considering that it is easy to claim that one’s team would have done better if they went deeper into the playoffs, fans do not agree with Josh Hart. Some even went far enough to claim that Hart made this statement in order to increase the views for his ongoing podcast, “bro will say anything to get people to watch his podcast.”
bro will say anything to get people to watch his podcast 😭
— ًً (@Bxnchero) June 2, 2024
Niggas get bounced, get a mic and start a podcast to say anything smh
— ⏳ (@kingDiaws) June 2, 2024
At the end of the day, the Pacers ended up proving themselves to be better than the New York Knicks this season. Therefore, fans are on Tyrese’s side and think that the Knicks would not have been able to generate a different outcome in a potential matchup against the Boston Celtics.