Josh Hart didn’t need much time away from the court to get back into his favorite role: social media instigator.
Oh shut up you ain’t change nothing https://t.co/4USz32ynpo
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) August 18, 2026
The New York Knicks guard was among the guests at Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods’ wedding in Malibu, California, on Saturday. Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Miles McBride, Jose Alvarado and Trey Jemison were also there, and a fan reposted a photo of the group with the line, “The trade really changed Alvarado's whole life.”
Alvarado fired back with a joke of his own, posting: “I changed their lives!”
That was enough for Hart to jump in with a blunt response aimed at his teammate: “Oh, shut up, you ain’t changed nothing,” said Hart.
Hart’s comment was clearly meant as a tease, but plenty of people online treated it like a serious shot. One user wrote, “Alvarado in Game 4 changed lives,” while another added, “Josh, your lil' bro ain't just changed your life, he saved your life!
Jose’s 360 spin layup changed s***! Your missed layup almost changed s*** for the worse,” added @smoothington.
Another reaction came in even hotter: “You literally blew the game off a missed layup. We watched Jose knock down a clutch three, bounce pass to OG in the corner.
You only got a job because you and JB are best friends. U NOT DAT GUY, PAL,” wrote @Bklynhii.
“We love you, Josh, but don’t disrespect our GOAT,” stated @angouma_la.
“Ironically enough, he saved you PERSONALLY from blowing that wide-open layup in Game 4,” commented @tykinggg.
Hart and Alvarado are probably having the last laugh on all of it.
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