Mike Brown tells The Post about how these Knicks will approach this year being the hunted team

Coach Mike Brown takes a shot at Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby as the reigning champion Knicks prepare to begin their first title defense in 53 years: Q: What will be going through your heart and mind during the ring ceremony and the raising of the banner on Tuesday night? A: Obviously I’m going to be filled with a lot of different emotions.That’s a special moment.

I’m going to be a little selfish, but for me individually, not only that, for my family, for the people in the organization, the team, the players, the other coaches, but just as importantly, the city of New York and the fans of the Knicks all around the world … so to see that happening while knowing the history of it, and knowing how hard it is to let alone get there on top of winning it, it’s going to be an awesome feeling with a ton of emotion inside.We’re all human, the trick is now to really appreciate and enjoy that moment and still try to lock in and get ready for the game and know you got to move forward once it’s over. Q: What is the challenge of defending a championship? A: There are a lot of challenges in trying to do that.

That’s why it hasn’t happened in the NBA in the last eight, nine years.In all of sports, you don’t hear a ton about back-to-back champions in the modern sports world no matter what sport it is you’re playing.

The added quote, unquote pressure that some people may allow to seep in as the year goes on, there could be more jealousies, that the team is not connected, and people forget about sacrificing for the betterment of the team.Everybody has naturally been telling you how great you are the whole summer, and so you think you’re great, and you don’t have to go through and/or embrace the process like you did when you got there the first time because you think you know and it’s just going to happen in moments when you think it needs to happen.

There’s a lot that can impact it. And for me, the biggest thing is trying to make sure ...