GREENBURGH, NY -- New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis reached out to rookie Kevin Knox shortly after New York drafted him with the ninth overall pick on Thursday night. One of the topics covered during their conversation?
Getting booed by Knicks fans on draft night.
Knox, like Porzingis, heard some boos from Knicks fans who attended the draft at Barclays Center on Thursday. Porzingis also heard vociferous boos from New York fans when he was selected fourth overall in the 2015 draft.
"He asked me how the fans reacted and I told him I got the same amount of boos as you got," said Knox, who appeared to get a much tamer reaction from the crowd than Porzingis did two years ago.