New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has faced the same criticism since he took over the Chicago Bulls in 2010: he plays his star players big minutes throughout the season, and that led to wear-and-tear come playoff time.

The Knicks' ongoing, lengthy homestand continues on Friday night with a visit from the Oklahoma City Thunder (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG/NBA TV). It's the second meeting between the Knicks and Thunder in seven days after Oklahoma City took a 117-107 decision at Paycom Center on Jan. 3.

Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson are practically inseparable at this point. Between their college stint at Villanova to their renewed ties with the New York Knicks, all the way to their podcast, the "Roommates Show," they apparently can't get enough of each other. So, when a certain Brunson clip went viral, Hart just had to drop an emoji-laden reaction.

After his double-double helped snap the Knicks' three-game losing streak, Josh Hart talked about his role on the team and how he wants to help his teammates.

Hart leads New York with six technical fouls by a wide margin and got another in the 112-98 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. He would even go as far as to contact a referee after the game to further understand the reasoning since he expressed that he is “trying to work on it” according to the New York Post.

Josh Hart makes history by recording another triple-double for the Knicks in their convincing win over the Jazz.

Jalen Brunson saved the night for the New York Knicks, propelling them to an overtime win against the Washington Wizards behind a 55-point masterpiece. The

New York Knicks teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart made a bet about the name of Detroit Pistons big man Jalen Duren. On Friday's episode of "Roommates Show," they argued over Duren's real name.

Andrew Caley has a trio of plus-money NBA prop picks for tonight's action, highlighted by a Coby White assist Over as the Bulls battle the Wizards.

Day off for the Knicks on Thursday before they take the court against the fearful OKC Thunder on Friday in a rematch for the ages with the Bolts coming off a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.