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Vecsey: Kristaps Porzingis skipped his exit interview over tension with Jeff Hornacek

Just when you think the Knicks offseason is about to flush the forgettable 2016-17 season down the toilet where it belongs, more crap floats back to the top.

According a post on former New York Post columnist Peter Vecsey’s Patreon page (via the Post), Kristaps Porzingis’ infamous skipped exit meeting may have been due to a spat with head coach Jeff Hornacek, not then-head honcho Phil Jackson:

...an incident between Porzingis, his buddy Willy Hernangomez and the head coach triggered ill feelings.

According to the report, Hornacek rode Porzingis hard last season, culminating when Hornacek told Hernangomez to tell Porzingis to “stop playing like a p—y.