Jalen Brunson might not even miss a game.
Either way, the Knicks star certainly avoided the worst.
He is listed as questionable for the team’s game against the Hawks on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden due to a left knee contusion. It’s the same explanation the Knicks gave in their 107-98 win over the Cavaliers on Sunday night.
Brunson was ejected just 47 seconds after Sunday’s win, but his initial reaction raised concerns that he had seriously injured his knee.
Brunson took a jump shot, grabbed his knee in the air, landed awkwardly, and fell to the ground in pain, still clutching his knee.
He was taken to the locker room with barely enough strength in his legs.
However, initial X-rays were negative, and the diagnosis remained unchanged on Monday.
The referees can’t seem to make the right decision on Donte DiVincenzo in a tense situation.
The NBA released a two-minute report on Sunday’s win, revealing that DiVincenzo should have been called up for travel with 39.1 seconds left in the game.
DiVincenzo drove to the rim and kicked out to Miles McBride, who made a 3-pointer to give the Knicks a 107-98 lead and stop the game.
Just last week, the league announced that DiVincenzo should have been called for a foul in the final minutes of the Knicks’ 113-111 win over the Pistons.
DiVincenzo dove into the body of Orser Thompson for the loose ball, which was not called, but Josh Hart made the go-ahead layup.
Isaiah Hartenstein wasn’t happy with Max Strus after he got shaken in the face.
During the fourth quarter of Sunday’s victory, Hartenstein blocked Strus at the rim. Strus punched Hartenstein in the face with his right arm while jumping, and Hartenstein immediately fell down, clutching his face in pain.
The hit appeared to be inadvertent, but Hartenstein quickly got up and started walking toward Strass, yelling something at him before Josh Hart stopped him and corralled him to the Knicks’ bench. It seemed like that.
Hartenstein had a very black eye after the play.
Hartenstein said after the game, “I just went up. He just hit me right in the eye.” “I grabbed Brock and he kind of stepped back.” [with his arm], it first got into my eyes and then it felt like it rubbed a little. That’s what happened. ”
Hartenstein was initially called for a foul on the play, but a challenge from the Knicks overturned it.
The Knicks received high praise from someone who certainly has some knowledge of championship-level teams.
Bob Myers, who led the Warriors to four NBA championships as general manager and was named Executive of the Year twice, is currently an analyst for ESPN and praised Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. .
“There’s an identity,” Myers said on the postgame broadcast. “We talk about identity, and people look at it and say, ‘What is identity?’ You see your culture. The Knicks have built an identity of toughness. And that’s for sure. coming from Thibodaux.”
