MSG Networks Inc. threw cold water on a report that owner James Dolan could sell off the Knicks and Rangers in 2023. “We have no plans to sell either of the teams,” MSG senior VP of communications and marketing Natalie Ravitz told The Post via email. CNBC had given long-suffering Knicks fans hope, thanks to longtime MSG analyst Jonathan Boyar opining that Dolan was finally close to divesting himself from both teams once the MSG Sphere was finished.

“We think it's likely that after that is done, James Dolan, who controls the company, will sell the teams,” Boyar had said, referring to the Las Vegas-based concert venue that bears a striking resemblance to the Death Star.