SI.com · Aug 30, 2017
Report: Porzingis Skipped Knicks Exit Interview Over Dispute With Hornacek
New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis skipped his season ending exit interview with the team in part because of his issues with head coach Jeff Hornacek, according to NBA reporter Peter Vecsey.
According to the report, at one point during the season, Hornacek told Knicks center Willy Hernangomez, who is one of Porzingis' good friends, to tell Porzingis to “stop playing like a pu**y.”
That exchange led to Porzingis not showing up to his exit interview with former Knicks president Phil Jackson.
The relationship between the coach and player continued to deteriorate even though the two are reportedly back on speaking terms.