Josh Hart joked that his twin sons, Hendrix and Hayes, were “troopers” after stealing the show during the Knicks’ Game 5 postgame press moment. New York thrashed the Indiana Pacers 121-91 at Madison Square Garden to take a 3-2 lead in the 2024 Eastern Conferen
Josh Hart is built for long minutes and loud moments, the kind of relentless presence that turns possession after possession into pressure. But after the final buzzer at Madison Square Garden, his biggest challenge wasn’t on the stat sheet. It was managing his twin sons’ bedtime.
The setting was Game 5 of the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinals. and the Knicks delivered in a way that made it hard to look away: New York absolutely dismantled the Indiana Pacers with a 121-91 win. Jalen Brunson powered the night with a masterful 44-point performance. and Hart did his usual dirty work with 18 points. 11 rebounds. and three assists as New York pulled ahead in the series. taking a 3-2 lead.
Then came the most chaotic kind of celebration. Hart brought Hendrix and Hayes—the twins—out to the postgame press conference, and the toddlers basically stole the room. Sitting on their dad’s lap. they babbled happily. reached for the equipment. and even fired off a few adorable shouts of “Go Knicks!”.
Hart later looked back on the moment on The Roommates Show podcast. turning it into a joke that still landed with real warmth. “They were troopers man coz they ain’t really get no sleep,” Hart said. He added, “Normally they’re in bed by 7:15. It was fun having them out there man, those are memories we’ll have for a lifetime.”.
The Knicks’ late playoff schedule stretched past the twins’ routine, pushing them past their usual 7:15 p.m. bedtime. Still, they handled the spotlight like seasoned little veterans—turning a hard-earned playoff win into something more personal in the space of a few seconds.
Hart’s line about the sleep schedule summed up the tradeoff: the chaos at home, the payoff in the memory. With his sons growing up knowing they were there in the immediate aftermath of a Game 5 win that moved New York within one game of its next step. Hart made it clear that the sleepless nights are part of the story now.
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Bedtime got pushed to 10pm or something and he called them troopers lol.
121-91 was wild but I’m stuck on the “troopers” line like… are his kids in the army or what. Also toddlers in press conferences feels unsafe? idk.
Wait so Hendrix and Hayes were the ones who said “Go Knicks”?? I thought that was Brunson yelling. Media be mixing names up anyway. But 44 points by Brunson, yeah that checks out.
Honestly I love the chaotic part more than the score. Like I’m not even watching the game I just saw this clip and now I’m like Knicks in 6?? Also who brings toddlers to MSG after getting smashed? Seems backwards.