What ‘shocked’ Clyde Frazier about Knicks’ ugly preseason incident after Donte DiVincenzo trade

Walt “Clyde” Frazier was amazed and mesmerized erstwhile he saw ex-Knick Donte DiVincenzo and adjunct coach Rick Brunson arguing aft a preseason game.

The Knicks fable told The Post that DiVincenzo had each correct to beryllium upset astir being traded, but that’s not nan clip aliases spot to fto everyone know.

“I was shocked,” Frazier, who was commentating nan crippled for nan MSG tv network, told The Post past week. “We didn’t attraction connected that, and I didn’t find retired until aft nan game. But I’m judge DiVo was upset he sewage traded; I can’t blasted him. Leaving New York is simply a downer.”

Frazier besides told FanDuel’s “Run It Back” that he understands nan emotion of being traded, arsenic he was depressed erstwhile nan Knicks dealt him to Cleveland successful 1977.

DiVincenzo was seen yelling backmost and distant pinch Brunson, a Knicks adjunct and nan begetter of prima defender Jalen, aft he made a remark towards nan Knicks chair while astatine nan free propulsion statement during nan game.

“Sucka s–t man,” Rick Brunson told DiVincenzo, according to ESPN. “That was immoderate sucka s–t.”

“You talked to me. I was talking to Thibs,” DiVincenzo said successful response. “You want to bring it retired present for nan camera … That’s what happens erstwhile they fto you tally nan show. Let Daddy beryllium successful charge.”

The contentious incident betwixt Brunson and DiVincenzo occurred Oct. 13 during nan last preseason game, 2 weeks aft nan sharpshooter was dealt on pinch Julius Randle for Karl-Anthony Towns.

Brunson landed an adjunct coaching occupation pinch nan Knicks erstwhile Jalen came complete from nan Mavericks.

DiVincenzo and Jalen person been adjacent friends since playing together for Villanova, and arsenic Frazier points out, nan disfigured segment was bad for everyone involved.

“But you can’t fto nan emotions get nan amended of you,” Frazier said. “Especially erstwhile you’re champion friends [DiVincenzo] was successful [Jalen’s] wedding. You know, that’s his father.”

Jalen played peacekeeper successful nan incident, attempting to propulsion DiVincenzo distant connected aggregate occasions earlier tensions flared further and Timberwolves players separated nan two.

Jalen later took to his podcast to definitive his vexation pinch nan incident.

“I conscionable wanted to reside that families fight. Things were said. S–t should’ve been handled amended connected some sides, but present we are,” Brunson said connected his “Roommates Show” podcast. “Everyone thinks nan world’s crumbling. Everyone thinks. … It is what it is astatine this point. But I conscionable consciousness for illustration it should’ve been handled measurement better.”

The Knicks person started nan play 1-1 — getting blown retired by nan defending champion Celtics connected opening nighttime earlier crushing nan Pacers successful a playoff rematch astatine Madison Square Garden.