Josh Hart has been a Washington Commanders fan since he was a kid and has continued to be during their magical run to the NFC Championship Game. The issue? Jalen Brunson 's Eagles dominated the Commanders 55-23 to reach Super Bowl LIX. A day before the game, Brunson warned Eagle fans Hart would show up to root for the Commanders.

Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.