Josh Hart couldn’t have bled in a better way. Elbow to the face, wipes up blood, and dang, two free throws in a row.
During Game 5 against the Boston Celtics, Knicks guard Josh Hart really showed us what his high-energy, physical style of play is all about. Early in the first quarter, he took a hard elbow to the face from Celtics big man Luke Kornet.
The unintentional hit resulted in a nasty cut around the bridge of his nose. As he sat up, there was quite a bit of blood, and it looked like he was in rough shape.
This photo of Josh Hart 😲
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 15, 2025
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The refs paused the game briefly while officials reviewed the play to see if Kornet deserved a flagrant foul. In the end, they ruled it a common foul, which meant Hart could stay in the game to shoot his free throws.
Even with blood dripping down his face, he managed to switch to a fresh uniform and coolly sank both shots at the line.
Hart’s toughness paid off as he finished the game with an impressive 24 points, hitting 7 of his 15 attempts, plus grabbing seven rebounds in 36 minutes of action. Unfortunately, the Knicks fell to the Celtics, with a final score of 127-102.
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Despite the loss, Hart was all over the internet.
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While the game came to an unfortunate end for Josh Hart and the Knicks, the NBA fans on the internet were all in love with him.
“Hopefully it doesn’t go to waste. Knicks need to close it out tonight,” a fan wrote.
Hopefully it doesn’t go to waste. Knicks need to close it out tonight.
— Hollywood Hernandez (@HollywoodHrndz) May 15, 2025
“Alexa, play Many Men by 50 Cent,” another one commented.
Alexa play many men by 50 cent
— Jimmy Butler Jr Jr. (@The3rdSZN) May 15, 2025
“Warrior mindset! Embrace the pink tongue bling, king,” a third one wrote.
Warrior mindset! Embrace the pink tongue bling, king 👑
— Alex☝️, Unruggable inc 🏴☠️💀 🧪🦍🍌🦣🐻❄️🐻 (@TheRSD) May 15, 2025
“And I thought he was a tuff guy, he’s a warrior!” a fan added.
And I thought he was a tuff guy, he's a warrior!
— Daniel Burton (@LordDarkMaga) May 15, 2025
“That photo is hard. Hope he’s good though..” a comment read.
That photo is hard. Hope he's good though.. 🙏🏾
— Smellgood (@mnorm2001) May 15, 2025
With all the blood and sweat on his jersey, Hart finished the game with a team high point. This would be a great storyline going into Game 6.
