Josh Hart's Viral Post On X During Celtics-Pacers Game

New York Knicks player Josh Hart sent out a post on X during Game 3.

uMay 19, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) walks off the floor after losing in game seven of the second round of the 2024 NBA playoffs against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

On Saturday evening, the Boston Celtics faced off against the Indiana Pacers (in Indianapolis) for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Celtics won the game by a score of 114-111 to take a 3-0 lead in the series.

Jrue Holiday came up huge for the Celtics at the end of the game, and he was being talked about by thousands of people on social media.

One person who sent out a post was New York Knicks player Josh Hart.

His post had over 9,000 likes and nearly 300,000 impressions in less than 15 hours.

Hart wrote: "Jrue really that guy"

Jrue really that guy

— Josh Hart (@joshhart) May 26, 2024

Holiday finished his night with 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block while shooting 4/10 from the field and 1/6 from the three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time.

He is in his first season playing for Boston after getting traded (via the Milwaukee Bucks) over the offseason.

The 2021 NBA Champion finished the regular season with averages of 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest while shooting 48.0% from the field and 42.9% from the three-point range in 69 games.

STOLEN BY JRUE HOLIDAY pic.twitter.com/KpU3UNZo2W

— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzellNBA) May 26, 2024

Game 4 of the series will be on Monday evening (also in Indiana).

Whoever wins the series will advance to the NBA Finals and face off against either the Dallas Mavericks or the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

The Mavs lead the series 2-0 with Game 3 on Sunday evening in Dallas, Texas.

Feb 24, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4) celebrates his three point shot against New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

As for Hart, he helped lead the Knicks to the second round of the NBA playoffs (they lost to the Pacers in seven games).