“Shut the hell up, New York Knick fans. We ain’t got time for this,” Smith said on “First Take,” via ESPN. “That brother (is) averaging 25 (points) and 13 (rebounds). He can do what he wants to do. I don’t give a damn if he wanted to wear a dashiki. Feel free. Do what you got to do. I don’t care.”

Karl-Anthony Towns switched gears, or in this case, gear. The Knicks star was roasted by fans early during Wednesday’s game against the 76ers for wearing an Eagles sweater while sitting on the bench with an injured thumb at Wells Fargo Center.

Karl-Anthony Towns divided the New York Knicks faithful as he repped his favorite NFL team during Friday's road game with the Philadelphia 76ers

Jalen Brunson, for a change, said something good about Josh Hart following the Knicks' overtime win over the 76ers.

Josh Hart pirouetted as he swiped the ball from Guerschon Yabusele, then floated the pass to Mikal Bridges for the alley-oop slam, then screamed as Bridges hung on the rim with one hand. That was the exclamation point on a Wednesday night when the ‘Nova Knicks’ fingerprints were all over a 125-119 overtime victory over the shorthanded 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.