It took until the very end of Game 2, but Knicks fans voiced their animosity for Reggie Miller — and Josh Hart made sure he heard it.
With under a minute remaining and the Knicks on their way to a 130-121 victory over the Pacers, the crowd at Madison Square Garden began chanting, “F–k you, Reggie!”
Miller, a notorious Knicks killer during his Pacers’ six playoff series between 1993 and 2000, was in the building to call the second-round playoff game for TNT.
Amid the chants, the Knicks’ Hart leaned over from the court and said to a seated Miller, “I don’t know if you heard, I think they said, ‘F–k you.’” The audio was caught on the TNT broadcast.
Miller had called the first two games of the Nuggets-Timberwolves series before pivoting to Wednesday’s game at the Garden.
He said Monday on “The Dan Patrick Show” that he would be “a little hurt” if Knicks fans didn’t jeer him.
During his pregame hit on TNT, Miller shared some fighting words.
“People are like, ‘Aren’t you worried about going back to New York City and calling a game?’ No,” Miller said Wednesday. “I’ve owned this city. I’ve owned this building, so why would I be worried?”
Miller averaged 23.1 points per game over 35 postseason meetings with the Knicks. His Pacers won three of the six series.
He famously flashed the “choke” gesture toward Knicks superfan Spike Lee during a Pacers come-from-behind victory in Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals. The following year, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds late in Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals.
“Me and Reggie squashed that stuff 20 years ago, so we’re friends,” Lee told the Daily News on Wednesday.