The Knicks and 76ers are opening up NBA preseason action in Abu Dhabi with a pair of games Thursday and Saturday as part of the league's expanding global reach. These are two teams that could very well meet in the playoffs -- perhaps even the Eastern Conference Final -- if both sides stay healthy enough. But health has been an issue for both teams in the last few years, and Thursday afternoon was no different.

In the early minutes of the second quarter, Knicks guard Josh Hart went to corral a rebound off a missed 3-pointer from Sixers rookie Johni Broome . Hart fell to the ground shortly after getting the rebound, and a jump ball was called after Sixers' Kennedy Chandler tied up the ball with Hart. As the official called for the jump ball, Hart, threw the ball into the air acr

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