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Fake 2019 NBA draft lottery results send Knicks fans into panic

It is the nightmare Knicks scenario.

It was also only a false alarm.

Twitter user @NewLookKnicks caused chaos after catching ESPN rehearse the great Zion Williamson reveal Tuesday afternoon at the Hilton Chicago.

The faux results in this run-through saw the pingpong balls bounce in the Phoenix Suns’ favor and the Knicks fall all the way to fifth — the lowest they could fall. The Knicks, Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers all have a 14 percent chance of winning the No. 1 pick with Zion’s name all over it.

This, though, was just practice, for the actual drawing takes place 45 minutes before the nationally televised event, slated for 8:30 p.