Unprompted, Carlos Mendoza opened his pregame news conference Sunday by offering congratulations and appreciation to the Knicks for the championship accomplished the previous evening.

During a series finale against the Braves, highlights of the NBA title clincher were interspersed at Citi Field.

You could have convinced a fan without a sense of history that the blue and orange Mets uniform was yet another attempt at transfusing the good vibes of the Knicks and not an homage to the New York colors once sported by the Dodgers and Giants.

Heck, the best player on the Mets on Sunday was named — wait for it — Ewing. No truth to the rumor that, after three hits, including an RBI double and a homer, the Mets asked their center fielder to alter the “J” in A.J. from Joseph to Jalen.