What ‘shocked’ Clyde Frazier about the Knicks’ ugly preseason incident with Donte DiVincenzo

Walt “Clyde” Frazier was surprised and mesmerized when he saw ex-Knick Donte DiVincenzo and assistant coach Rick Brunson arguing after a preseason game.

The Knicks legend told The Post that DiVincenzo had every right to be upset about being traded, but that’s not the time or place to let everyone know that.

“I was shocked,” Frazier, who commented on the match for the television network MSG, told The Post last week. “We didn’t focus on that, and I only found out after the game. But I’m sure DiVo was upset that he was traded; I can’t blame him. Leaving New York is a downer.”

Frazier told it too FanDuels “Run It Back” he understands the feeling of being tradedbecause he was depressed when the Knicks dealt him to Cleveland in 1977.

DiVincenzo was seen yelling back and forth with Brunson, a Knicks assistant and the father of star guard Jalen, after he made a comment toward the Knicks bench while standing at the free-throw line during the game.

“Sucka s–t man,” Rick Brunson told DiVincenzoaccording to ESPN. “That was a loser.”

“You talked to me. I was talking to Thibs,” DiVincenzo said in response. “You want to get it out here on camera… That’s what happens when they let you run the show. Let Dad be in charge.”

The controversial incident between Brunson and DiVincenzo occurred on October 13 during the final preseason game, two weeks after the sharpshooter was dealt with Julius Randle for Karl-Anthony Towns.

Brunson got a job as an assistant coach with the Knicks when Jalen came over from the Mavericks.

DiVincenzo and Jalen have been good friends since playing together for Villanova, and as Frazier notes, the ugly scene was bad for everyone involved.

“But you can’t let emotions get the best of you,” Frazier said. “Especially if your best friends (DiVincenzo) were at (Jalen’s) wedding. You know, that’s his father.”

Jalen played peacekeeper in the incident, attempting to pull DiVincenzo away several times before tensions flared further and Timberwolves players forced the two apart.

Jalen later went on his podcast to express his frustration over the incident.

“I just wanted to say that families fight. Things were said. S–t should have been handled better on both sides, but here we are,” Brunson said on his “Roommates Show” podcast. “Everyone thinks the world is crumbling. Everyone thinks. … It is what it is right now. But I just feel like it should have been handled a lot better.”

The Knicks have started the season 1-1 and were blown out by the defending champion Celtics on opening night crushing the Pacers in a playoff rematch at Madison Square Garden.