Knicks’ Josh Hart reacts to Treo Young’s intriguing question after the win against the Hawks

Atlanta Hawks star rush Trae Young he gained a reputation as the villain of the Big Apple. Yang doesn’t seem to mind. He’s even shown multiple times how much he loves being the Joker Batman of the Nicks in Gotham.

Take his for example “roll the dice” during a December meeting with the Knicks at Madison Square Garden during the quarterfinal round of the 2024 NBA Cup. Young and the Hawks won the contest 108-100 to advance to the semifinals of the regular season.

New York, however, on Monday, he finally got his payback against the Hawks when the Knicks knocked off Atlanta at home, 119-110.

After the game, the Knicks shooting guard Josh Hart he was asked in the locker room about whether New York felt that he should return The young, former Villanova Wildcats star decided to let social media answer that.

“I’m going to let Knicks Twitter have fun with all that stuff,” Hart told reporters (h/t Knicks Videos).

The Knicks had a comeback win against Tree Young, the Hawks

It looked like the Hawks were going to victimize the Knicks again in New York, with Atlanta leading by eight points at halftime. But a big third quarter in New York put the Knicks in control for the rest of the period. The Knicks outscored Atlanta in the third quarter, 40-27, with Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson scoring 14 and 12 points, respectively, in that period. Hart, meanwhile, was also productive in that quarter, scoring 10 points.

Hart and company overcame Atlanta’s comeback attempts in the final period, where they also outscored Atlanta 25-21. Brunson paced the Knicks with a game-high 34 points, while Bridges had 26. Hart finished with 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals in 37 minutes on the floor for New York, which improved to 28-16 overall and 14- 8 at home so far in the NBA regular season 2024-25.

The Knicks also did their homework on Young. While Young was able to get to 22 points, it took him 22 field goal attempts to get there, and he also committed nine of Atlanta’s 23 turnovers, which New York turned into 29 points.

Hart and the Knicks will see more of the Hawks, as the two Eastern Conference teams meet again on February 12th and April 5th.

Reckwell Villas is an experienced sportswriter covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and college football. He holds a BA in Communication Arts from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.