New York Knicks forward RJ Barrett is trying to reduce his technical fouls this season. He recently had a conversation with a referee to understand why he's been penalized so often. Barrett believes he sometimes views referees as adversaries, which leads to excessive complaining and penalties.
Leading the Knicks in techs this season by a wide margin — Hart had six before Wednesday — the forward said he reached out recently to an official to better understand the problem and how to fix it. Hart, who said he had already cut out cursing from his complaints, came away with an understanding he too often views the referees as the enemies. Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images “Some of the techs I got, I haven’t even cursed so I kind of been surprised by them,” Hart told The Post.
“So I’m not going to say what ref but I asked him, ‘Do I have a bad reputation? Or what? Man-to-man, let me know. Because I’m trying to work on it.’ “And he was just like, ‘No, you’re an amazing competitor. But sometimes in the heat of competition, it’s like you’re against us, too. Like you look at it 8 on 5.’ Which I do sometimes. So I think my complaining and getting techs hurts us. We’re giving them free points or the ball or whatever it is and those kind of things. So it’s just something I’m trying to be more cognizant of and work on.” The Post checked in with an expert G-League talent evaluator on the Westchester Knicks, who recently won the annual Winter Showcase tournament. “Easily the best player and scorer. I worry about his defense with Thibs. I don’t see another player down there that Thibs would look at.”“A very interesting player. You don’t notice him and look up and he has a near triple-double. He just plays the right way. A bit out of shape still somehow.” Chuma Okekeof the Westchester Knicks handles the ball against the Indiana Mad Ants on Dec. 30, 2024 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, N.Y.“An incredible study. He can’t figure out which hand to play with. He’s a righty. His left hand is smooth. His right hand is broken. So now he’s trying to get everything with his left hand. Wonder if his body will hold up. A good G-League cente
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