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From @TheAthletic: The Knicks, the reigning champions, appeared mortal in a 106-100 loss to the new-look 76ers, and they are, a columnist writes. "It won’t be easy being the hunted, and New York wouldn’t have it any other way." nyti.ms/3UIZ4p7

Knicks’ title defense won’t be easy — and they wouldn’t have it any other way

"We shouldn't sit here and think we're champions because we're not," Josh Hart said after the Knicks' loss to the 76ers. "We're 0-1."

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Oct 21, 2026 · 1:35 PM UTC

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LeBron James is the real King of the East and NY 🤷🏻‍♀️👑 76ers are winning the east 💙❤️
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knicks lose one game and it's a crisis. i've been mortal since my first options trade
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Missing close quotes. @JLEdwardsIII
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they looked mortal for 75% of last season too..
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Spoiler: they are mortal.
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Ah, the Knicks, mortal for a night—just as our fiat promises are mortal to inflation. Enjoy the chase while it lasts.
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Interesting perspective
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Every champion gets tested eventually; this feels like an early warning, not a crisis.
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reigning champs after one game is crazy work
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🔥🔥🔥
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