Josh Hart just won an NBA championship with the New York Knicks. He knows what a comeback looks like. So when Argentina pulled off another late stunner in the World Cup semifinal, Hart kept his reaction short.
“Argentina = Knicks,” he posted on social media Wednesday night.
That’s it. That’s all he needed to say. And honestly, it tracks better than you might think.
Argentina knocked off England 2-1 in the semifinal, coming from behind after trailing 1-0 deep into the second half. Lionel Messi set up Enzo Fernandez for the equalizer in the 85th minute, then fed Lautaro Martinez for the winner in stoppage time. For Argentina, it was their second comeback win of the knockout stage alone — they also rallied past Egypt in the Round of 16.
Hart’s Knicks just finished a title run built on the exact same script. New York erased a 29-point deficit in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. That’s the largest comeback in Finals history. And they trailed by double digits in all five games of that series. Every single one. They won all five anyway.
So when Hart watches Argentina climb out of holes the way his team did, he sees something familiar. The Knicks made a habit of falling behind and just refusing to stay down. Argentina does the same thing. It’s not a perfect comparison — different sport, different stakes — but the mentality lines up.
Hart wasn’t the only athlete paying attention. Patrick Mahomes reacted to Messi’s heroics with a string of shocked-face emojis followed by three goat emojis. Tom Brady kept it simple with an “Oh my god.” Jalen Brunson, Hart’s teammate and the Finals MVP, called the win “unreal.”
Argentina now heads to Sunday’s World Cup final against Spain, chasing a second consecutive title. If Hart’s Knicks proved anything this season, it’s that teams that refuse to quit usually find a way to finish the job.
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