Gross: Josh Hart turned a Knicks celebration into the weirdest moment of the NBA Season

Winning is fun. Celebrating with your teammates is fun. Lifting a trophy is fun. All of that was on full display in Las Vegas as Josh Hart and the New York Knicks finally got themselves a “championship” moment courtesy of the NBA’s In-Season Tournament.

And yes, before anyone says it, I’m fully aware it counts. Hang the banner. Print the shirts. Pop the champagne. That’s not the issue here.

The issue is whatever the hell Josh Hart decided to do during the celebration.

I’m all for guys celebrating with their teammates. Hug it out. Jump around. Lift each other up. Yell into the camera. Do whatever. But there is a line, even in the middle of confetti and fake smoke machines, and Hart absolutely crossed it.

You saw the clip. You know the moment. And no, we’re not doing the “boys will be boys” thing here. That was weird. Full stop.

Josh Hart: what are we doing man?

Josh Hart?! Pause. pic.twitter.com/1Ry6l9ljpU

— Hoops (@Hoopss) December 17, 2025

Damn in 4k…..😂😂😂😂

— Josh Hart (@joshhart) December 17, 2025

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I’m not a butt-slapping guy. Never have been. I’m more of a hug guy. Maybe a pick-you-up-and-spin-you-around type if the moment calls for it. Whatever Josh Hart did? That is not in my playbook, and I feel pretty confident saying I’m not alone.

Brunson’s reaction said everything.

The instant spin away. The look. The silent “what are you doing right now?” as confetti rained down and everyone else pretended nothing happened. That was elite composure from Jalen Brunson. Truly veteran stuff. The only follow-up question that matters is whether anyone wiped down that trophy afterward, because come on, man. Gross.

To Hart’s credit, he leaned into it afterward and owned it, which honestly makes it even funnier in a deeply uncomfortable way. Still, this is where I remind everyone how strange it is that so many Villanova guys ended up on a Knicks team I absolutely despise. In all my years watching Nova basketball, I do not recall Josh Hart pulling anything remotely like that.

Look, the Knicks won. The trophy counts, I guess. The celebration happened. No one is taking that away from them.

But let’s be honest for a second. This is a cute little tournament. The real prize is the NBA Finals. That’s where legacies are made, narratives flip, and banners actually matter.

So we’ll see how the Knicks look when the games really count, when the pressure ramps up, and when the cameras are focused on basketball instead of bizarre celebration moments.

And for the record, if the Sixers ever win the In-Season Tournament, I fully expect a Broad Street parade and at least three completely unhinged moments of our own.

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