Pitch to ship Knicks’ Josh Hart to NBA All-Star Sport falls quick

No different Knicks are becoming a member of Karl-Anthony Cities and Jalen Brunson in San Francisco. 

Regardless of a late fan- and media-driven push to get Josh Hart on the All-Star staff, the Knicks have been shut out of the reserves. 

Boston’s Jaylen Brown, Indiana’s Pascal Siakam, Cleveland’s Darius Garland, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, Cleveland’s Evan Mobley, Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard and Miami’s Tyler Herro made up the seven East reserves, who have been voted on by the NBA coaches, together with Tom Thibodeau. 

“It’s actually an unimaginable activity,” the Knicks coach mentioned. “You attempt to be as honest as potential, you weigh it out and often there’s two or three guys on the finish that you might make a case both approach. 


Comedian Tracy Morgan greeting New York Knicks guard Josh Hart on the court after a game at Madison Square Garden
Josh Hart didn’t make the All-Star Sport roster. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Publish

“And then you definitely are likely to — no less than I do — go together with the profitable facet of it. You must determine on one thing that separates the gamers. And it’s unlucky. And then you definitely’re hopeful that in some methods, they will get named later. However there’s all the time going to be a pair guys that get left off which might be going to be deserving.” 

The Knicks’ candidates — Hart, Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby — have been lengthy photographs and missed the lower. 



The West reserves are Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, the Lakers’ Anthony Davis, the Clippers’ James Harden, Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr., Houston’s Alperen Sengun, Oklahoma Metropolis’s Jalen Williams and San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama. 


New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns speaks with New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson on the court in the first half at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA, Monday, January 27, 2025.
New York Knicks middle Karl-Anthony Cities speaks with New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson on the court docket within the first half at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York on Jan. 27, 2025. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST

Among the many high candidates who weren’t named to the All-Star Sport are Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen, Atlanta’s Trae Younger, Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Chicago’s Zach LaVine, Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis, Phoenix’s Devin Booker and Dallas’ Kyrie Irving. 

Brunson and Cities have been named starters for the East, although the All-Star Sport format was altered and all gamers can be drafted onto three groups.

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