Knicks’ one-for-all, all-for-one selflessness follows basketball’s oldest truth

Nypost · May 22, 2026 · 192 words · By Mike Vaccaro

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CLEVELAND — Thursday night it was Josh Hart, emerging from the glue-guy factory (or was it the intangibles warehouse?), taking a star turn at Madison Square Garden, flicking in five 3s and flipping the bird at the Cavaliers’…

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(Or, in the words of Post colleague [and designated wordsmith] Peter Botte, “GAME 1: Heart.

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GAME 2: Hart.”) Tuesday night, in addition to the extra cardiovascular work necessitated by the deep hole the Knicks dug for themselves, there was Landry Shamet, who was the last guy to make the team out of training camp, who was flatly told by Mike Brown…

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Claim 1: “Mike Brown... told [Landry Shamet] before the game, “You may not play tonight””

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While evidence confirms Mike Brown is the coach and has managed Landry Shamet's playing time (including admitting Alvarado took his spot), there is no specific quote or evidence provided where Brown told Shamet 'You may not play tonight' before a game.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA draft was the 78th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. Unlike recent years, the 2024 draft took place over two nights. This was the first NBA draft to be held o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA draft will be the 80th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. This also was the first draft since the 2021 NBA draft where the NBA draft would be 60 picks long ins…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_draft

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Claim 2: “Landry Shamet... was the last guy to make the team out of training camp”

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Multiple web search results discuss Landry Shamet battling for the Knicks' final roster spot during training camp and preseason, with one source explicitly stating he and Garrison Mathews were battling for the 'final roster spot ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Landry Michael Shamet () (born March 13, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landry_Shamet

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Claim 3: “Josh Hart... flicking in five 3s... at Madison Square Garden”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the name 'Josh', a comedian named Josh Johnson, and general NBA playoff Wikipedia entries. There is no specific evidence regarding Josh Hart making five 3-pointers against the Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2023–24 season. The playoffs began on April 20 and concluded on June 17 with the Boston Celtics winni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_NBA_playoffs

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_playoffs

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs

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Claim 4: “Mitchell Robinson... dunking an in-bounds pass over Joel Embiid”

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Two independent sources (Instagram and YouTube) specifically describe Mitchell Robinson having a 'poster dunk' over Joel Embiid off an in-bounds pass (credited to Brunson) during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 8, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mitchell Robinson III (born April 1, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 36th overall pic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 NBA season was the 77th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 18, 2022, and ended on April 9, 2023. The 2023 NBA All-Star Game was played…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_NBA_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2022–23 season. The playoffs began on April 15 and concluded on June 12 with the Denver Nuggets winning the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_NBA_playoffs

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Claim 5: “Deuce McBride... drilling 7-of-9 from 3 [against the 76ers]”

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Three independent sources (two web search results and the official NBA.com profile) confirm that Miles 'Deuce' McBride scored 25 points and went 7-of-9 from three-point range in a game against the 76ers in May 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miles James "Deuce" McBride (born September 8, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Michael Schneider ( SHNY-dər; born October 31, 1963) is an American actor and comedian. He rose to prominence as a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live (1990–1994), where he earned three Pr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vice Principals is an American dark comedy series created by Danny McBride and Jody Hill. It premiered on HBO on July 17, 2016, and concluded on November 12, 2017, comprising 18 episodes over two seas…
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