{
  "id": 13508560,
  "title": "What Josh Hart said about Knicks’ contract extension situation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/what-josh-hart-said-about-knicks-contract-extension-situation",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T19:25:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/josh-hart-said-knicks-contract-192525989.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York Knicks stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart are in the process of contract negotiations, but the team has decided to delay the discussions. Josh Hart spoke about the situation on Saturday, expressing his confidence that \"everything is going to work out\" and not being overly concerned about the matter. The Knicks' focus, according to the team and NBA insider Shams Charania, is on preparing for the upcoming season. Both Hart and Towns are the primary players in need of contract extensions, and the division in talks has led to a distraction for the team. The resolution of these contract talks remains to be seen.",
  "summary": "With the New York Knicks now dealing with contract issues regarding Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart, it appears that the team is setting that situation aside. As the Knicks stars in Towns and Hart are in line to get contract extensions , the team is delaying the matter, as Hart specifically would speak about that on Saturday. Speaking to the media […] The post What Josh Hart said about Knicks’…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Knicks suspend contract extension talks for Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart 'until later in the season'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/knicks-suspend-contract-extension-talks-for-karl-anthony-towns-josh",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:12:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart Send Powerful Message After Knicks' Move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/karl-anthony-towns-and-josh-hart-send-powerful-message-after-knicks",
        "published": "2026-10-09T17:02:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}