Former New York Knicks center Luke Kornet prevented his former team from moving forward on the NBA playoff bracket.

The New York Knicks guard was left bloodied after taking an elbow to the face by Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet. Hart would make both his foul shots and exited the game moments later to change his uniform. The Knicks led the Celtics 32-30 after the first quarter.

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Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem saw a lot of himself in Boston Celtics forward Luke Kornet's performance against the New York Knicks Wednesday. Kornet had 10 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks in a 127-102 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Josh Hart had to leave the court in the first quarter after his face started pouring with blood, in an unfortunate incident for the New York Knicks star in Game 5