Knicks’ Josh Hart welcomes repeat of 76ers’ 3-point challenge he aced two years ago

Nypost · May 04, 2026 · 337 words · By Zach Braziller

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What to know about Knicks’ Josh Hart welcomes repeat of 76ers’ 3-point challenge he aced two years ago

When the Knicks faced the 76ers in the playoffs two years ago, Josh Hart was a pivotal factor in the series.

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What happened

When the Knicks faced the 76ers in the playoffs two years ago, Josh Hart was a pivotal factor in the series.

Why it matters

In large stretches, Philadelphia used Joel Embiid on Hart, daring him to shoot from the perimeter, and Hart shot a robust 43.6 percent from distance on 6.2 attempts per game.

Common ground

He would welcome that same plan from the 76ers.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Knicks’ Josh Hart welcomes repeat of 76ers’ 3-point challenge he aced two years ago?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Reserve guard Quentin Grimes was drafted by the Knicks and played parts of three seasons for them before being dealt to the Pistons in February 2024 for veterans Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Reserve guard Quentin Grimes was drafted by the Knicks and played parts of three seasons for them before being dealt to the Pistons in February 2024 for veterans Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks.”

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Wikipedia confirms Quentin Grimes is a professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers, but the provided evidence does not detail the specific trade terms (February 2024 for Bogdanovic and Burks) or the exact duration of his tenure with the Knicks. The search results for 'Quentin' were dominated by Quentin Tarantino.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Detroit Pistons season was the 84th season of the franchise, the 77th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the eighth in Midtown Detroit. This was the Pistons' first season un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Detroit_Pistons_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Quentin Marshall Grimes (born May 8, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Grimes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Detroit Pistons season was the 83rd season of the franchise, the 76th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the seventh in Midtown Detroit. On April 10, 2023, Dwane Casey resig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Detroit_Pistons_season

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Claim 2: “When the Knicks faced the 76ers in the playoffs two years ago, Josh Hart shot a robust 43.6 percent from distance on 6.2 attempts per game.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries for the name 'Josh' and news about unrelated people named Josh (Duggar and Mauro). There is no evidence regarding Josh Hart's shooting percentages in a Knicks vs 76ers series.

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web search NEUTRAL — Josh is a masculine given name. It is frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given name Joshua and historically a diminutive of Josiah but has been used independently as a given name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Josh Duggar Said Family Was 'Waiting to Ambush' Him After Child Sex Abuse Conviction, Should 'Shut Up' in Text to Mom Michelle (Exclusive) Josh Duggar complained about the way family memb…
https://people.com/josh-duggar-said-family-should-shut-up-we…

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Former NFL defensive end Josh Mauro died April 23 at the age of 35, according to his family. No cause of death was immediately known.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2026/04/28/josh-ma…

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Claim 3: “he did make 41.3 percent of his 3s during the regular season on 3.7 attempts per game.”

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The evidence provided mentions Josh Hart's rookie season with the Lakers and a specific stretch with the Knicks, but does not confirm the specific regular season average of 41.3% on 3.7 attempts per game.

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web search NEUTRAL — The best-of-seven series ended with the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder defeating the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers in seven games. The Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_Finals

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web search NEUTRAL — He shot 34% on three 3-point attempts per game last season. Not great, but serviceable enough. He shot below 19% on less than half of the attempts this season. The Hawks don't need Daniels to be a mar…
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/whats-next-for-hawks-post…

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web search NEUTRAL — He shot 39.6% from three on 3.1 attempts per game during his rookie season with the Lakers, which isn’t nothing.Most recently and remarkably, Hart shot 51.9% (!!!) from three-point territory in the 25…
https://knicksxfactor.com/2025/03/11/the-new-york-knicks-sho…

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Claim 4: “In the series win over the Celtics, the 6-4 guard from the Bahamas averaged 15.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and three assists.”

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Multiple sources confirm the details: CBS Sports reports he averaged 15.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in his first playoff series (against the Celtics). Other sources confirm he is 6-foot-4 and from the Bahamas.

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web search NEUTRAL — In his first playoff series, Edgecombe averaged 15.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 38.4 minutes per game. And in the Sixers' four wins, he averaged 19.3 points on 65.2% true shooting and sho…
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/celtics-76ers-score-game-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Edgecombe (6-foot-4, 193 pounds) averaged 15 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.2 assists last season at Baylor. He is the highest-picked player in Baylor history, and the Sixers’ highest pick since the team…
https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/vj-edgecombe-highlights-stat…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Celtics also played the fourth quarter without Jayson Tatum, who left the game with left calf discomfort. He came back to the Boston bench, but with an ice pack on that calf. (Tatum tore his right…
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/76ers-force-game-7-with-106-93-w…

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Claim 5: “Rookie VJ Edgecombe spent two years at Long Island Lutheran before one season at Baylor.”

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The claim states Edgecombe spent two years at Long Island Lutheran. However, web search evidence explicitly states he 'attended the Victory International Institute in Florida for two years before transferring to Long Island Lutheran in New York'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School (commonly known as LuHi) is a Christian college preparatory school in Brookville, New York, United States. It was founded in 1960 on the 32-acre (13 ha) "Hi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Valdez Drexel "V. J." Edgecombe Jr. (born July 30, 2005) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._J._Edgecombe

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web search NEUTRAL — Edgecombe attended the Victory International Institute in Florida for two years before transferring to Long Island Lutheran in New York.. He won the state championship as a junior and was selected to …
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/get-to-know-vj-edgecombe-th…

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Claim 6: “Philadelphia also includes assistant coach Rico Hines, who was a St. John’s assistant under Steve Lavin from 2010 to 2015.”

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Wikiwand and other search results explicitly confirm Rico Hines was an assistant coach at St. John's under Steve Lavin from 2010 to 2015 and was hired as an assistant coach for the 76ers.

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web search NEUTRAL — From 2006 to 2010, Hines was a player/athletic development assistant for the NBA's Golden State Warriors where he worked under then head coach Don Nelson. [2] He was able to reunite with and instruct …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rico_Hines

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web search NEUTRAL — Hines most recently was a player development coach on the Toronto Raptors' staff under new Sixers coach Nick Nurse. He previously worked as a player development coach for the Sacramento Kings (2019-22…
https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/rico-hines-sixers-assistant-…

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web search NEUTRAL — From 2010-2015, he was with the St John's Red Storm as an assistant coach under head coach Steve Lavin. [2] On September 28, 2016, Hines was named assistant coach of the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Devel…
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Rico_Hines

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Claim 7: “The 6-foot-5 Hart shot only 21.7 percent from deep in the Hawks series”

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Similar to claim 0, the provided evidence is entirely irrelevant, discussing the name 'Josh', Josh Duggar, and Josh Mauro, with no mention of Josh Hart's height or shooting performance against the Hawks.

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