Porziņģis has battled an upper respiratory illness since the end of the regular season and has been ineffective for much of the postseason.

For the prank, The Post slipped a jersey of Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson onto the statue of the coach, who won eight NBA championships in a row from 1959 to 1966, complete with a New York Post cap and Tuesday’s Post — highlighting the Knicks’ 121-113 victory on the backpage wood — under his arm.