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 […]
Inside Jalen Wilson’s path making case for bigger Nets role
Most people will remember it as the game in which the Nets rested a player and were fined $100,000. For Jalen Wilson, that loss to the Bucks on Dec. 27 helped lay the foundation. At times, he was tasked with guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo, which is “something I’ve always wanted to do,” Wilson said that day. […]
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 […]
49ers vet rips lineman for Super Bowl blunder, Eagles’ Jalen Carter says he ‘spoke on my dead teammate’
The Super Bowl loss is clearly still a raw wound for the Bay Area, but one San Francisco 49ers player may have taken his emotions a little too far. Niners offensive lineman Jon Feliciano said on X that the fault lay with the wrong lineman when Kansas City Chiefs forward Chris Jones free-rushed on the […]
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 […]
Jon Feliciano, Jalen Carter accuse each other of death taunts in NFL spat
The NFL offseason got off to an ominous start with a heated war of words between 49ers guard Jonathan Feliciano and Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter. The story goes that Feliciano unblocked Chiefs pass rusher Chris Jones in the 2024 Super Bowl, forcing linemate Spencer Burford to stop the Niners’ drive and settle for a […]