Ntilikina makes peace with LeBron through French mate

Frank Ntilikina is accustomed to delivering assists to former French league teammate Romeo Travis. But Travis has returned the favor, reaching out to LeBron James recently to clear the air after James and the Knicks rookie got mixed up in an infamous tiff.

Travis is James’ childhood friend and played with the King at St. Vin- cent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio.

“I reached out to LeBron to make sure there was no hard feelings between Frank and him and let him know Frank was my guy,” Travis said. “[LeBron] said it’s not personal between them. He’s just so positive about Dennis Smith and negative toward the Knicks front office.”

The quarrel began when James said before the Knicks-Cavaliers Garden rematch Nov. 13 that Dallas rookie point guard Dennis Smith “should be a Knick” — a reference to ousted president Phil Jackson taking Ntilikina with the eighth pick. The Mavericks swooped up Smith at No. 9.

The row extended into the game, when James appeared purposely to get in Ntilikina’s way when the 19-year-old Frenchman attempted to pick up the ball to inbound. Ntilikina shoved James be- fore Enes Kanter stepped in and got in James’ face.

Ntilikina said he has been in contact with Travis, who signed with LeMans after the duo led Strasbourg to the French finals in June.

“He’s talked to me, encouraged me and supported me,” Ntilikina told The Post. “We’re good friends. We’re not talking about basketball as much as families. We’re supporting each other.”

Ntilikina’s rookie campaign has hit a speed bump since his flare-up with James. In the six games since, he has hit 11-of-30 shots, but worse, his playmaking has dipped. He’s averaged just 1.2 assists per game in those contests. Against Houston’s Chris Paul and James Harden on Saturday, Ntilikina was a team-worst minus-27 in 16 minutes, logging two points, one assist and one turnover.

NBA scouts warned Ntilikina wasn’t going to make his name as scorer, and it’s clear he doesn’t yet have the explosiveness to get to the rim regularly.

“This is all experience for him,” coach Jeff Hornacek said. “He’s 19 years old — second-youngest guy in the league. He’s not afraid of the challenge of any of these guys. That’s how you learn, playing against these players and picking up tricks.”