Knicks’ Jalen Brunson already looking ahead after All-Star debut
Jalen Brunson will be enjoying his first All-Star Showcase experience on Monday before refocusing his attention on the Knicks’ 27-game streak starting Thursday night against the 76ers in Philadelphia. He admitted that it would take him a day to reflect. Brunson participated in the 3-point contest Saturday night and enjoyed well-deserved league-wide honors, scoring 12 […]
Jalen Brunson unable to snap Knicks’ 3-Point Contest slump
Jalen Brunson helped usher in a new era with the Knicks as a promising point guard. The Knicks haven’t sent a point guard to the All-Star Game since Mark Jackson in 1989. One curse disappeared, but the other survived. Brunson is an All-Star, but was unable to overcome his franchise-long slump in the 3-point contest. […]
Jalen Brunson steps into spotlight, joined NBA’s elite as first-time All-Star
For the first few years of his NBA career, Jalen Brunson operated in the shadows. Considered too slow and too small, the point guard came off the bench for most of his first three seasons with the Mavericks, improving but only marginally. Dallas featured Luka Doncic, who was in Brunson’s draft class but otherwise in […]
How Jalen Brunson grew into an NBA All-Star in his own way for the Knicks
Jalen Brunson is set to play in his first-ever All-Star Game. This impressive feat is one he should cherish for the rest of his days. While some may view an All-Star nomination as an award for being one of the standout players in the first half of the year, strictly speaking, this selection means that […]
Jalen Brunson takes no solace as refs admit mistake on foul that cost Knicks
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jalen Brunson wasn’t happy with the NBA’s admission that referee Jasin Goble blundered in making the final call in Monday’s loss to Houston. “They can keep it to themselves,” the Knicks point guard said after Wednesday’s 118-100 loss to the Magic. There’s a small chance the Knicks can force an actual reversal, […]
Injuries catch up to Knicks, Jalen Brunson in loss to Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — It started early in the first quarter with the “MVP” chant for Jalen Brunson. Playing in his home arena, All-Star Paolo Banchero turned to the noisiest section and told him, rather than subtly, to “shut up.” But at that moment, Banchero and Magic were unable to stop them. Brunson was outstanding, scoring […]
TNT’s Candace Parker doubling down after Jalen Brunson controversy
Candace Parker accepted the backlash from Knicks fans for her recent heated remarks about Jalen Brunson, calling it her “first taste of welcoming into the NBA with passionate fans and commentators.” The TNT analyst and two-time WNBA MVP stood by his opinion on Tuesday, saying that suggesting it would be difficult for an NBA team […]
Refs admit they blew foul call on Knicks’ Jalen Brunson
The referees were quick to admit Monday night that they messed up the Knicks with an incorrect call. In the final minutes of the Knicks’ 105-103 loss to the Rockets in Houston, Jalen Brunson contested Aaron Holiday’s 3-point shot and was called for a foul by referee Jasyn Goble. The score was tied at this […]
Tom Thibodeau loses it on refs after brutal Jalen Brunson foul
Tom Thibodeau was a Knicks fan after that game. The Knicks coach was furious and yelled insults at the referees when it appeared there was no time left and a timeout had been granted, despite New York’s desperate attempts to call one. Instead, the Knicks lost 105-103 to the Rockets in Houston on Monday night. […]
Knicks fans irate over questionable foul call on Jalen Brunson
Celebrity Knicks fan Ben Stiller was even more furious than White Goodman at the end of “Dodgeball.” Stiller was one of the many basketball fans upset by a questionable foul call on Jalen Brunson that gave the Rockets a 105-103 win on Monday night despite a wild comeback by the Knicks. Brunson tried to contest […]