Josh Hart pushed back on an ESPN report suggesting that Jalen Brunson called a players-only meeting Monday following a loss to Dallas. Speaking to reporters, the player made it clear that no such meeting took place.
“We didn’t have a players-only meeting. Y’all dragging it,” Hart said, according to Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News. “We didn’t have a players-only meeting. I don’t know who said it, who did all that, but we didn’t have a players-only meeting.”
Hart acknowledged that there was some conversation among players after the loss, but stressed that it shouldn’t be framed as a formal or dramatic gathering.
“We talked, but it wasn’t like some big thing. So that got dragged. We didn’t have a players-only meeting,” he said. Hart added that the team has since addressed its issues through more traditional channels.
“We know what we have to do. We cleared stuff up yesterday in film and practice and today in walkthroughs. We know we haven’t been playing up to our capabilities, but we’re gonna continue to play off this (Wednesday) win.”
According to Hart, the focus now is on building momentum and correcting mistakes internally, rather than making more of the situation than necessary.
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