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Knicks’ fan favorite Frank Ntilikina sits out with sore groin

The Garden chanted “We want Frank!” Interim coach Mike Miller never obliged, because, it turned out, he could not.

Miller said he found out late that Frank Ntilikina was unavailable for the Knicks’ 127-106 loss to the Grizzlies on Wednesday night because his groin flared up again.

“Frank was very much a part of the game plan,” Miller said. “I found out when I was on the bench that he was unavailable due to his groin could not loosen up. He was a big part of the game plan.”

Instead, Miller went to Dennis Smith Jr.