How Hart fixed his ‘broken’ 3-point shot during All-star break

NEW YORK — Josh Hart’s three-pointer is no longer broken.

Hart is shooting 39.2% from three-point range since the mid-february NBA All-star Break.

He was shooting just 30.6% from downtown prior to the break and even went on his own Roommates Podcast with Jalen Brunson to declare his jumper “broke.”

Hart said he hit the lab and fixed his struggling three-ball with reps and slight tinkering of his shot.

He said he worked tirelessly through the All-star break to improve a previously reliable jump shot back to its old form.

“Just continuing to work on it. I think this was the first All-star [break] that I — normally I let my body rest, All-star, don’t do anything. This one I was in the gym every day, trying to get back to the basics. Then when I go out there, not think and shoot with confidence. If teams are going to play off of me, I’ve got to be confident to take and make shots.”

Hart said shooting is about repetition and confidence but noted he made some slight adjustments to his shooting form.

“Tried to tweak some stuff, keep the elbow in,” he said. “Try to get the ball off my palm as much as I can.”

Hart shot 51.9% from three-point range after arriving in New York in a mid-season trade last season. The most frustrating part of his shooting skid, he said, was the impact it had on the Knicks offense.

“You do that [miss open shots], you make it a little tougher offensively because you’re not making shots,” he said. “Teams are playing off and it doesn’t give guys like J.B. [Jalen Brunson], Ju [Julius Randle], Te [Donte Divincenzo], now AB [Alec Burks] and OG [Anunoby], lanes to cut and drive.

“That’s the frustrating thing. Feels more so like you’re letting the team down.”