Josh Hart wishes Draymond Green handled Karl-Anthony Towns situation differently

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s not weak to apologize.As the Knicks prepared to face the Warriors on Saturday — a little over a week after Draymond Green’s callous and erroneous comments about Karl-Anthony Towns — forward Josh Hart said he doesn’t believe there will be carryover on the court but wished Green was more contrite.“I think KAT handled it the right way.For me, I have my own podcast and all that stuff.

Whenever I’m wrong about something, I’ll sit there and say I was .For me, I wish he kind of did that, just apologized,” Hart said.

“You don’t got to be embarrassed or feel like apologizing when you’re wrong isn’t manly.I wish he did.

Now that’s in the past and we’re moving on.”Citing unnamed sources, Green said on his podcast that he heard Towns skipped their matchup on March 4 because the Knicks center was ducking longtime nemesis Jimmy Butler.Green hinted that Towns might’ve faked an injury but acknowledged, “I didn’t look that deep into it to figure out what his injury was.” In reality, Towns missed the game to attend the funeral of a close family friend who died after a long battle with breast cancer.Green, upon hearing that update, offered a nonapology and plug for his podcast.“We all experience death in one way or another and we’ll all experience it in the same way one day,” he said.“So, it’s unfortunate and you never wish that on anybody.“But the ‘Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis’ must go on.”Towns had taken the high road, saying earlier this week, “I choose to approach that with love and not hate.” He added after Friday’s practice, “I’m not worried about that.

I’m worried about winning.I’m worried about playing [the Warriors on Saturday].

I’m not worried about that.”Coach Tom Thibodeau also dismissed the idea it will spill onto the Chase Center floor.“It’s just chatter,” he said.Still, the outside attention will certainly be focused on the Towns-Green matchup, as well a...