Hornacek: Noah’s all but gone

If a chance exists that Joakim Noah returns to the Knicks, it’s along the lines of one in a million.

And those odds are high. Coach Jeff Hornacek, who declined comment on reports he shoved Noah, did not definitively label the center an ex-Knick, but gave strong indications he is not returning.

“I think that is the plan,” Hornacek said after practice in Tarrytown on Tuesday night.

There were reports Hornacek pushed Noah and similar reports refuting that claim. Hornacek declined to touch that with a 6foot-11 former-Defensive-Playerof-the-Year-sized pole.

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“That’s something that happened three, four weeks ago,” Hornacek said. “We handled that thing with Jo. It’s not finalized because he’s still on the roster. We’ve dealt with that situation. There’s really nothing more to say about it, update it. We’ve moved on. He’s ready to move on and maybe have an opportunity somewhere else. That’s really our focus to go play Orlando [on Thursday]. We have 23 games left. We’re trying to get our young guys to step it up. That’s kind of an old story and all done with as far as I’m concerned.”

Hornacek was asked if the heated exchanges were too nasty to repair.

“No. Things happen in practice, happen in meetings, happen in all kind of stuff. We’ve dealt with that and that’s the end of it

from us,” Hornacek said. Michael Beasley did not practice Tuesday because of right ear irritation. Knicks legend Charles Oakley tweeted out a picture of himself with Frank Ntilikina: “Nice meeting you young man. Good luck on the rest of the season,” Oakley posted. “I’m thankful for what he said to me. He said I have a bright future and keep working on your game,” Ntilikina said.

The Knicks are expected to officially sign 6-foot-7 forward

Troy Williams, recently waived by Houston, to a 10-day contract Wednesday. Williams also played for Memphis last year.