Josh Hart committed an ‘inexcusable’ foul on Coby White that led to the Knicks’ loss: ‘That’s on my shoulders’

Things didn’t go well for the Knicks on Wednesday night, but despite trailing the Bulls by as many as 22 points, they still had a chance to win late. But Josh HartThat’s a foul Coby White Those hopes were dashed by the Knicks’ 124-123 loss to Chicago.

With the score at 123-121, Hart fouled White behind the three-point line with less than four seconds left. White sank all three free throws, which ultimately gave the Bulls the victory.

But was Hart’s foul really a foul? Replays of the broadcast showed angles where Hart may not have hit White’s arm.

trainer Tom Thibodeau threw up his hand in annoyance when he didn’t provide an answer after being asked if Hart’s foul was actually a foul, but the Knicks forward didn’t want to deal with the “was it/wasn’t it” claim.

“You called a foul. It’s a foul. “Inexcusable mistake,” Hart said. “They had a good umbrella at the top and I was at the back. I just went up to fight it. And yes, it is a foul.”

Hart explained that he had to lose White for a bit before breaking through to the ball and into the Bulls’ middle Nikola Vucevic built what Hart called a “pretty good” screen that kept him going after the task.

As White lined up to shoot, Hart went to fight when the foul occurred. But despite his mistake, the Knicks still had a chance to win the game. Jalen Brunson As time expired, he stopped to take a fade away shot, but it went back and forth, sending the Madison Square Garden crowd home disappointed.

“This is someone we trust with the ball. My thought process in this moment is to be able to get a rebound,” Hart said of the final play. “A difficult thing. Should have been a big statement win for us. The first time we got hit and started fighting back. I have to be better. That’s on my shoulders. Now I just have to keep going.”

On Wednesday, the Knicks played back-to-back games for the first time this season, but they have a day off before hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night to continue group play in the NBA Cup tournament.