Knicks’ Josh Hart reveals one USA Olympian he was rooting against during Paris Olympics: ‘I was hatin’

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Like most Americans watching the 2024 Paris Olympics, New York Knicks guard Josh Hart felt an overwhelming sense of pride in the Stars and Stripes. That is, except for one Team USA athlete. 

During Thursday’s episode of the "Roommates Show" podcast with teammate Jalen Brunson, Hart admitted that there was one event, more specifically one person, that he was hoping would go home empty-handed. 

Josh Hart walks off the court after losing to the Indiana Pacers 130-109 in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Second Round Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 2024 in New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)

"I feel like for most of these Olympics, I was very patriotic. I wanted Team USA to win gold in most every event," Hart began. 

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"Oh my God," Brunson, seemingly already aware of what he was going to say, interrupted. "You can save yourself and just let it slide and just keep it pushin, bro, because there’s no reason.." 

"There’s no reason to do this right now. Just be patriotic, shut the hell up, and move forward," Brunson added, before egging Hart on. "You already said what you had to say. But if you were going to continue your statement, what would you have said?"

"I really wanted him to lose," Hart laughed. "I think it was the first time all of NBA Twitter banded together and was just hatin. I was hatin, and I was just like ‘Damn. You know what, respect. I can’t even hate anymore. You can talk as much as you want.’" 

Josh Hart of the New York Knicks looks on in the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Second Round Playoffs at Madison