{"id":220283,"date":"2025-10-13T00:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T00:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/220283\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T00:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T00:13:07","slug":"knicks-not-worried-about-josh-hart-catching-up-after-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/220283\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks not worried about Josh Hart catching up after injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Hart is methodically working his way back.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks guard is still not practicing with the team, but he has advanced to on-court work, coach Mike Brown said on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Hart <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/04\/sports\/knicks-preaching-caution-with-josh-hart-injury-update\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has been dealing with back spasms<\/a> and hasn\u2019t appeared in the past two preseason games.<\/p>\n<p>The concern is that Hart is missing critical time as the Knicks learn a new system on both offense and defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s practiced a few times, played in one game. So you have a feel of what you\u2019re going to get from Josh,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBut the tough part about it is because what we\u2019re doing is new, and he hasn\u2019t gone through it, he\u2019s a little behind in that regard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he\u2019s got a great feel, has watched us enough, he should be able to jump in. He might be a few steps behind, but he should be able to catch up quickly with the guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37365579\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-york-knicks-josh-hart-112652564_7b8d65.jpg\" alt=\"New York Knicks player on the ground holding a basketball.\" class=\"wp-image-37365579\"  \/>Josh Hart reacts during the first half of the Knicks\u2019 Oct. 2 preseason game. AP<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37365580\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/new-york-knicks-josh-hart-112659449.jpg\" alt=\"New York Knicks' Josh Hart walks off the court after being ejected during a game.\" class=\"wp-image-37365580\"  \/>Josh Hart walks off the court during the Knicks\u2019 Oct. 2 preseason game. AP<\/p>\n<p>Brown was noncommittal on his plans for his starters for Monday\u2019s game against the Wizards at the Garden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still wanna take a look at some guys,\u201d the first-year Knicks coach said. \u201cThe more minutes I can get guys, the better for us to make decisions, but I\u2019m not 100 percent sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In three preseason games, the Knicks are averaging 44 3-point attempts. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Miles McBride believes it\u2019s simply a byproduct of the up-tempo, ball-moving style. <\/p>\n<p>They tried 57, and made 15, in the most recent game, against the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat\u2019s happening on and off the Garden court\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Knicks by Stefan Bondy, a weekly exclusive on Sports+.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s just the more we\u2019re playing,\u201d McBride said. \u201cI think it\u2019s the fast pace of the game, us driving, kicking out for open 3s. Swing, swing drive again. I think it\u2019s just, \u2018you\u2019re open, you shoot it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Hart is methodically working his way back. 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