Willy Hernangomez used to spend hours a day with his mother on the basketball court. That all ended four years ago when things got a little rough in the low post during a two-on-two family game that also involved his father and brother.
“I did like a speed move and hit my mom with my elbow in the nose,” the Knicks rookie said. “It started bleeding. Now my parents don’t want to play with us.”
In any other locker room, Hernangomez’s story of hard fouling his mom might draw some bewildered stares. But in the Knicks’ locker room, tales like these are likely to elicit a knowing nod from a handful of players.