A lot of people on New Year's Eve spent time counting down to 2021 with different festivities, but not New York Knicks youngster RJ Barrett.

Following a forgettable performance for the Knicks on Thursday night, Barrett spent New Year's Eve putting up shots in an attempt to get out of his shooting funk.

“I went in and shot after the game. I spent time shooting [Friday] and today,” Barrett said, via Greg Joyce of the New York Post. “I’m just trying to get my groove back, just get back in it. But I’m sure I’ll be good.”

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Against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday, Barrett shot 4-of-19 from the field and made zero of his eight 3-point attempts. It wasn't just Barrett who struggled shooting, as the entire roster of the Knicks made a franchise-low three triples out of 36 tries.

However, RJ Barrett has struggled to find his shot since his efficient 11-of-15 outing in New York's season-opener versus the Indiana Pacers. Altogether, in Barrett's past four games, he has made only 17 of his 66 shot attempts.

The Knicks sophomore also made zero of his last 21 attempts from beyond the arc after going a perfect three-for-three against the Pacers. Barrett is definitely in a shooting slump, but he is working tirelessly to get himself out of it sooner rather than later.