The New York Knicks hosted the Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, looking for their fourth straight win.

The Knicks played without Josh Hart, who was out due to illness. He was inactive for the third straight game. He was also sidelined against the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers because of an ankle injury.

Coach Mike Brown, however, gave a positive update about Hart before they battled the Bucks.

“From what they've told me, correct me if I'm wrong, if he was not sick, he would play tonight,” said Brown in the video posted by SNY.

Mike Brown believes that Josh Hart's ankle injury has recovered to the point that he would have been able to play tonight if he wasn't ill pic.twitter.com/SVEr062CeF

— SNY Knicks (@sny_knicks) November 10, 2026

The 31-year-old Hart is averaging 8.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and a team-high 2.1 steals. He is also providing the intangibles, as usual, for the Knicks: Setting screens, rotating on defense, going after loose balls, making the extra pass, etc.

While Landry Shamet has filled in admirably for Hart, the Knicks need the do-it-all wingman to sustain their recent surge.

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With all his energy, Hart has been relatively durable in his career, but he admitted last week that fatigue has become a factor.

“Sometimes it takes us a little longer to get into the game. Whether that's the flow, whether that's fatigue,” said Hart. “We all feel the fatigue. We've got to fight through it. It's six games in. We've got to find a way to get our bodies ready to play. Mentally, we're there. We've got to find it physically.”

As of this writing, the Knicks, who are sitting on a 5-4 record, are leading the Bucks at halftime, 58-34. Jalen Brunson has 10 points and four rebounds.