Josh Hart cemented his place in one Knicks fan’s heart.
After one blue and orange supporter was chided on social media over his seat up in the nosebleeds for the Knicks’ win over the Bucks on Friday, Hart reached out to hook the fan up.
The fan, who goes by @BeenHim16 on X and whose real name is Rouk, reposted several of the comments from people making fun of his seat, which caught the attention of Hart, who replied that the fan should check his direct messages because he was sending him tickets.
Hart was a man of his word, and on Wednesday, Rouk was behind one of the baskets in courtside seats that the Knicks star had hooked him up with.
“It’s crazy. I did not expect this at all,” Rouk told SNY’s Ian Begley.
Rouk had been posting on social media throughout his night at MSG on Wednesday and shared a photo of a signed jersey that Hart had given him.
“Rouk, much love my guy! GONY!!!” Hart wrote along with his signature on the No. 3 Knicks jersey.
“I got a segment and Teg tweeting about me, I really made it,” Rouk posted on social media along with a video of the segment that aired on MSG Network about his story.
Hart has quickly become a fan favorite since he arrived in the Big Apple before the NBA trade deadline in 2023.
Hart had entered Wednesday’s game averaging 13.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists while shooting 58.9 percent from the field.
But Hart was at the center of the Knicks’ crushing one-point loss, getting called for a foul that led to three free throws that put the Bulls in the lead in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
