Center Enes Kanter, who has not played in four games, kissed the Knicks logo on the floor upon coming into the game at MSG Wednesday night.
With 5:24 left in the third quarter and the Knicks trailing the Dallas Mavericks, 74-58, coach David Fizdale brought him in, after a "We want Kanter" chant broke out at MSG.
He waved to the crowd and immediately threw an airball.
Kanter was told last month that he would becoming off the bench to give younger players a chance.
He voiced his frustration last Wednesday, after he was told he would start and then did not.