Mario Hezonja was ticked at himself — not coach David Fizdale for not starting him in Monday’s preseason opener.
The Croatian combo forward wears his emotions on his sleeve. Though his Knicks preseason debut was decent enough, coming off the bench for Lance Thomas at power forward, the 2018 free-agent signee said he was “pissed off” about his five turnovers. It was something of an issue at his first stop in Orlando, too.
“Everything is on me,” Hezonja said after the Knicks’ 124-121 overtime victory over the Wizards. “I need to make a clearer path to see where my teammates are.