Some nights at Madison Square Garden belong to Josh Hart the player. Thursday night at Macy’s belonged to Josh Hart the dad.
The New York Knicks forward rolled up to the Rookie Kids x Macy’s red carpet with the only roster that actually matters off the court: his wife Shannon and their twin sons, Hendrix and Haze. The family posed together, cameras flashing, before the boys headed back to the Runway on Broadway. This time they walked like they owned it.
A year ago those same twins froze halfway down the catwalk. One of them took a tumble. Hart jumped out of his front-row seat, scooped a kid off the floor, grabbed both little hands and finished the walk with them. The crowd lost it. That clip still lives rent-free in Knicks Twitter.
This year the three-year-olds showed up with actual confidence. No rescue mission required. Just two little guys in front of the cameras acting like they’d been doing this forever.
That’s the part that hits different.
Last Year vs This Year
Hendrix Aaron and Haze Dana were born May 12, 2023. High school sweethearts Josh and Shannon got married in August 2021. By the time the twins made their modeling debut at this same Macy’s event in September 2025 they were two years old and still figuring out how lights and applause work.
Hart didn’t hesitate then. He never does. That’s who he is on the floor and that’s who he is with his boys. The man who plays every possession like it’s Game 7 treated a toddler stumble the same way.
Twelve months later the kids came back as returning models. MARCA noted they “showed plenty of confidence in front of the cameras.” That’s growth you can actually see. Not a press release. Not a staged moment. Just two little boys who remembered the runway and decided it wasn’t scary anymore.
The Knicks Family Showed Up Too
This wasn’t only a Hart story. The event doubled as something of a Knicks dad reunion. Jalen Brunson’s Second Round Foundation was part of the night. Jose Alvarado’s daughters walked. Jordan Clarkson was there with his daughter. The kids even mixed it up. Videos from the carpet show Haze hugging Jordyn Brunson and then taking off toward Jalen like that’s just what you do when you see your dad’s teammate.
That’s the part I love about this team right now. They won the 2026 title together. First championship in 53 years. Then they show up at a kids’ fashion show and their children already know each other. It looks like a real group, not just a collection of contracts.
Hart’s twins have been part of the public picture for a while. They’ve sat courtside. They’ve sat on the bench mid-game. After the Finals they hijacked their dad’s press conference, grabbing the mic and yelling “Go Knicks!” Hart later called them troopers because they were up way past their 7:15 bedtime. Those memories, he said, last a lifetime.
Why This Moment Matters
NBA players get plenty of highlight packages. The ones that stick with fans are usually the ones that feel human. Hart diving on the floor for a loose ball is great. Hart walking his sons down a runway after they needed help last year, then watching them do it themselves this year, is better.
It also says something about where the Knicks are as a franchise. A few years ago this organization felt cold. Now you’ve got guys bringing their kids to events, cheering each other’s families, and treating New York like home instead of a stop. Hart has been central to that shift. He plays hard, talks straight, and keeps his family close without turning it into content.
Shannon being there matters too. She’s not a prop on the carpet. She’s been with Hart since they were 15. Raising twins while your husband logs heavy minutes and now carries a championship ring is not a side quest. The fact that the whole unit showed up together tells you how they operate.
Looking Ahead
Training camp is around the corner. The Knicks will try to defend that title. Hart will be asked to do the dirty work again: rebound, defend, run the floor, set the tone. None of that changes because his sons walked a runway with more swagger than last year.
But the off-court picture keeps getting clearer. These kids are growing up around the team. They’re comfortable in front of cameras. They’re comfortable around Brunson and the rest of the group. In a few years people will talk about the next generation of Knicks kids the same way they talk about the current roster.
For one night in September, though, none of that was the point. The point was a dad standing on a red carpet with his wife and two boys who used to need him to finish the walk and now look like they might not.
That’s a win that doesn’t show up in the box score.
What did you think of the twins this year compared to last year’s rescue mission? Drop your take.