New York Knicks Stefan Bondy Josh Hart demanded Knicks let him guard CJ McCollum — it flipped the series: ‘The challenge I wanted’ By Stefan Bondy Published May 1, 2026, 6:02 p.m. ET CJ McCollum drives against Josh Hart during the Knicks' April 23 game against the Hawks. Getty Images Josh Hart’s pride was kicking in. It was that competitive spirit we see play out with each loose ball Hart collects, each drive he takes fearlessly into traffic.
Hart saw CJ McCollum was cooking the Knicks, a development that left his team in a sticky 2-1 series deficit to the Hawks.
Hart believed, rightfully so, he could stop it.
“Dude goes down and averages 30 [points] for the first two games, nah,” Hart told The Post. “I’ll be the point of attack on that.”
