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Kyle O’Quinn’s blowup at Hornacek remains a mystery

The mystery of what prompted Kyle O’Quinn to shout at coach Jeff Hornacek as he came off the court in the first half of Friday night’s loss to Minnesota remained a mystery as the Knicks cancelled Saturday’s practice.

O’Quinn, the volatile backup center who is known as a clown in the locker room, looked livid on MSG Network cameras as he came to the bench during a timeout in the first half, jawing in Hornacek’s direction after the coach may have questioned him on a defensive blunder. It isn’t the first center who has given Hornacek lip. Exiled Joakim Noah went after Hornacek in February during a practice in Denver after pulling him after four minutes of garbage time in Golden State.