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New York Knicks forward Josh Hart clarifies social media rant about Chelsea FC, not blockbuster trade for Karl-Anthony Towns

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<p>The NBA is notorious for its players posting subtle digs on social media to respond to news items. With the New York Knicks making <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/41482366/sources-knicks-nearing-deal-send-randle-divincenzo-wolves-towns" target="_self">a blockbuster trade</a> for Minnesota Timberwolves' star Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks forward Hart got himself into some hot water for perceived criticism of the move after this X post.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Uhh…are we serious?</p>— Josh Hart (@joshhart) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshhart/status/1840031441255559531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>The problem is Hart was actually tweeting about his beloved Chelsea FC instead as <em>the Blues </em>gave up an early lead to Brighton in their Premier League clash. Chelsea would storm back and eventually win the contest due to an outer-worldly game from Cole Palmer, who had four goals before halftime.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">THIS IS ABOUT THE CHELSEA MATCH! <a href="https://t.co/5ZX7eX93RB">https://t.co/5ZX7eX93RB</a></p>— Josh Hart (@joshhart) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshhart/status/1840034545451594083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The hilarious confusion over Hart's X initial post led to some speculation he was not happy about the trade by Knicks fans.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Josh waking up today: <a href="https://t.co/Qtf6ObOXzk">pic.twitter.com/Qtf6ObOXzk</a></p>— Fallen ☘️🐻 (@FallenImpacts) <a href="https://twitter.com/FallenImpacts/status/1840033107388383306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I still can’t believe it man</p>— KnicksMuse (@KnicksMuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/KnicksMuse/status/1840031870852952278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>While Hart was talking about his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/new-york-knicks-josh-hart-social-media-chelsea-premier-league/blta5bc97914f62d156" target="_self">well-known love of Chelsea FC,</a> his new teammate Towns illustrated the aforementioned typical usage of NBA stars when they went to vent their <a href="https://x.com/KarlTowns/status/1839849752218738731" target="_self">displeasure over trades...</a></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qst" dir="ltr">…</p>— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) <a href="https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1839849752218738731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Hart started to rep his Chelsea fandom when he was a member of the Lakers in 2018 and has even <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/new-york-knicks-josh-hart-social-media-chelsea-premier-league/blta5bc97914f62d156" target="_self">struck up friendships with current and former players. </a></p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>The Knicks will likely announce the Towns soon and their season starts on Oct. 22. </p><p>Chelsea are on fire lately, having won four of their last five games and will play Gent in Conference League action on Oct. 3. </p>

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA AND HART'S KNICKS?

New York Knicks forward Josh Hart clarifies social media rant about Chelsea FC, not blockbuster trade for Karl-Anthony Towns | Goal.com

The Knicks forward is a Chelsea superfan and caught himself in unintended social media debate due to a rant about Chelsea.