Josh Hart just always seems to get the bad end of being left hanging, and it happened again on Friday night with the New Orleans Pelicans facing the Milwaukee Bucks.

Hart got left hanging by Lopez, his former teammate with the Los Angeles Lakers, as the Bucks big man went in to hug Eric Bledsoe, who was a member of the Bucks last season before being traded for Jrue Holiday in the offseason.

Somehow Hart seems to be on the bad end of all of these, and the clips of him being left hanging have gone viral more often than not. Last season Hart looked in bewilderment after Zion Williamson walked by Hart with his hand left in the air for several seconds.

Hart also got left hanging many other times, including by his current teammate and also former Lakers teammate Lonzo Ball last season in the bubble, so it seems to be a recurring thing for Hart.

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Hart and Lopez were teammates a couple of years back on the Lakers before they decided to trade everybody, and Hart's famous left-hanging signature began in his time with the Lakers.

 

It seems as if Hart didn't take it too personally, and the Pelicans left the Bucks hanging on Friday night after escaping with a 131-126 win. Hart finished the game with 15 points and five rebounds and five assists, but the Pelicans still sit towards the bottom of the Western Conference with a 7-10 record.

Hopefully, for the sake of Josh Hart, he won't be left hanging anymore, but it seems that bad things happen to good people.