New York Knicks star Josh Hart has practically $200,000 value of watches and jewellery stolen from upmarket resort, police say | EUROtoday

NBA star Josh Hart had nearly $200,000 value of watches and jewellery stolen from a luxurious resort in New York earlier this yr, in response to a report.

The New York Knicks taking pictures guard dropped off a duffel bag containing the costly objects at The Dominick Hotel within the SoHo space of Manhattan on September 5, in response to The New York Post.

Hart, 30, returned an hour later to find that his watch case was lacking, which contained three watches and one bracelet value a complete of $185,000, police sources mentioned.

Hart reported the objects lacking three days later, on September 8, although as of Thursday, no arrests had been made.

Police additionally have been nonetheless unable to offer an outline of a suspect, The Post reported.

Fellow visitor Rob Saunders, 46, mentioned he had been staying on the resort for practically two weeks, and that the high-profile theft took him unexpectedly.

“I’m surprised that I didn’t hear about it – I’m a huge NBA fan,” Saunders instructed the outlet.

“I’ve been staying at the hotel for 12 nights and had a really great stay, really great hotel, great staff. I felt safe and I’ll be back.”

He added: “I mean, I’m from London, so, you know, when you’re in a big city, there’s always going to be a little bit of crime here and there. And there’s always going to be something you can never help that, but certainly in my stay, I felt good, it didn’t feel sketchy or anything wrong at any time.”

Hart joined the Knicks in 2023 and final yr set the franchise file for probably the most triple-doubles in a single season.

Before that, he performed two seasons for the Los Angeles Lakers earlier than being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019 together with Anthony Davis.

Hart performed three seasons with the Pelicans and was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2022.