Author of a full game last night in Milwaukee in the Knicks victory, Josh Hart still had a lot to worry about, regarding his expulsion during the previous match, lost in Chicago (108-100).
At the end of the first quarter, the New York winger had to return to the locker room, the fault of a kick in the face from Javonte Green punished with a Flagrant II by the referees.
The gesture was impressive but Josh Hart assures that it was not intentional and regrets not having been able to try to explain it to Scott Foster, the main referee of the match.
“He walked away and I couldn’t say anything” first regrets Josh Hart. “Of course, when you see the action, there is a clash. If you say I looked at it and touched it, that suggests I made the decision to do so. I don't think I had time to make this decision. So I thought it was ridiculous. It is obvious that I am unbalanced. My leg lifts before I even look at him. »
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Even if the referees seemed to think that the gesture was intentional, as they told Tom Thibodeau after the match, Scott Foster reminded that intention was not a criterion in the definition of flagrant fouls anyway. “We considered, as the rule says, that the act was unnecessary and excessive, and that it was therefore a flagrant fault II. No, intent is not a criterion for blatant misconduct. The momentum, the impact, the follow-through, the risk of injury, the fact that the act is not a basketball action, the location of the contact and the fact that we thought it was a gesture reckless are all criteria that we believe were met” he detailed.
In a tongue-in-cheek tone, Josh Hart praised Scott Foster for overestimating his athletic abilities, and invited him to a possible taekwondo session during the offseason.
On the other hand, he made a slightly more serious proposal: to ensure that the Flagrant IIs are examined by the arbitration control center, based in Secaucus, New Jersey.
“In the case of a decision like this, where a player is ejected from the game, I would like the people of Secaucus, where there are quite a few people, to have the opportunity to change a whistle a referee on the field, because his involvement is different in the game » concludes Josh Hart on this episode. “Isaiah Hartenstein had his head blown off two games ago, and it was only a Flagrant I.”
| Josh Hart | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 63 | 23 | 46.9 | 39.6 | 70.2 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 67 | 26 | 40.7 | 33.6 | 68.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 65 | 27 | 42.3 | 34.2 | 73.9 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 47 | 29 | 43.9 | 32.6 | 77.5 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 54 | 33 | 50.4 | 34.3 | 75.8 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 14.9 |
| 2021-22 * | NOP | 41 | 34 | 50.5 | 32.3 | 75.3 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.4 |
| 2021-22 * | POR | 13 | 32 | 50.3 | 37.3 | 77.2 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 19.9 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 76 | 32 | 52.9 | 37.2 | 75.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
| 2022-23 * | POR | 51 | 33 | 50.4 | 30.4 | 73.1 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 9.6 |
| 2022-23 * | NYK | 25 | 30 | 58.6 | 51.9 | 78.9 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 10.2 |
| 2023-24 | NYK | 76 | 33 | 42.6 | 30.5 | 77.4 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9.1 |
| Total | 448 | 29 | 45.8 | 34.3 | 74.5 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
