Overview
- Josh Hart was cleared to play for Game 6 on Thursday after the Knicks removed him from the injury report, according to Yahoo Sports and CBS Sports.
- Hart, who sustained a lower‑back contusion in Tuesday's Game 5, had been listed as questionable only hours before tipoff.
- Head coach Mike Brown confirmed pregame that Hart would be available, and Hart said his back locked up in Game 5 before he received treatment.
- With Hart active, projections kept New York’s preferred starters of Jalen Brunson, Hart, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Karl‑Anthony Towns.
- If Hart had sat, outlets identified Miles McBride as the likely replacement because of his on‑ball defense and steady playoff minutes despite earlier sports‑hernia surgery.