New York newspapers very excited about Jeff Hornacek pun possibilities

New York tabloids already have a very predictable nickname for Jeff Hornacek.

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Reports say the Knicks are close to making Jeff Hornacek the team’s next head coach, which would be tremendous news for the city’s tabloid newspapers and their love of salacious headlines.

Both the New York Daily News and New York Post put the reports on the front of their sports sections, and both of them were very happy to point out to their readers that “Hornacek” and “Horny” start with the same four letters.

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The Knicks hiring Hornacek could be the biggest gift to tabloid headline writers since Deflategate began.