Commanders' win fuels Josh Hart's playful jabs at Knicks teammates - ESPN

The Washington Commanders stormed back to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 36-33 and one of their biggest fans couldn't contain his enthusiasm.

Born in Maryland, New York Knicks guard Josh Hart hasn't been shy about his Commanders fandom, often posting about it on X. He took it to another level Sunday as Washington played the favorite team of Knicks teammates Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.

Hart made his feelings known over an hour before kickoff, expressing that he, Brunson and Towns weren't friends or teammates Sunday. Instead, they were «just coworkers.» Towns responded with a pointed emoji choice.

We aren't friends nor teammates today. We are just coworkers. I don't like yall, yall don't like me <a href=«https://twitter.com/jalenbrunson1?ref_src=» https:>@jalenbrunson1

<a href=«https://twitter.com/KarlTowns?ref_src=» https:>@KarlTowns

As the Eagles built a 21-7 lead in the first half, Hart seemed to excuse himself. He shared a popular meme featuring Winslow, the cartoon mouse from Nickelodeon's «CatDog,» dramatically opening a door and making an exit.

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Less than 20 minutes later, Brunson gave his friend a call, but Hart didn't want to talk. He told his Villanova Wildcats teammate to stop calling.

What if it was an emergency? https://t.co/lxDgQf124J

But the Commanders kept crawling back, taking a one-point lead with 9:06 left. That prompted Hart to post the opposite version of the meme — this time opening the door to make an entrance

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Of course, it was short-lived as Philadelphia made two field goals to take the lead.

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With less than two minutes left, quarterback Jayden Daniels led Washington down the field. He capped it off with a