News about Jalen Brunson

Chad Johnson was delighted when a fan brought him McDonald's at Fanatics Fest - so much so that he invited him to go to a strip club. Johnson, a former star NFL wide receiver, was meeting with fans when one presented the ex-Bengal with a special gift. 'Yo Ocho, this for you bro,' the fan said, calling Johnson by his 'Ocho Cinco' nickname.

Jay-Z made an appearance during the second day of Fanatics Fest NYC at the Javits Center in New York City on Saturday. The billionaire music mogul, 54, sported an effortlessly stylish and casual outfit featuring a two-toned blue track jacket and matching nylon joggers. He also sported crisp white sneakers as he headed towards the pop-up reimagining of his iconic 40/40 Club.

One young fan in Paris got a bit too close for LeBron James ' comfort as the Team USA star celebrated his third Olympic gold along the Seine. Wearing his USA Basketball t-shirt and gym shorts, James almost looked like he could be arriving at practice were it not for the bottle of wine in one hand and the gold medal around his neck. But for all of the levity surrounding his arrival at a Parisian restaurant in a chauffeured Mercedes, James was quickly angered when a young fan stepped in his way, ostensibly asking for a photograph. 'Stop, stop, stop,' James told the boy while holding up his hand. 'Don't do that.'

The 27-year-old point guard's new deal will begin in 2025-26, according to ESPN, and includes a player option after the third season, when Brunson will be 31. Brunson, who was named an All-Star for the first time in his career this past season, signed a four-year, $104M contract with New York back in 2022. Had he waited for free agency next year, he could have inked a five-year deal worth about $270M with the team, or elsewhere.

A YouTube star and two NBA rivals walk into a wrestling ring. No, it's not the intro to a bad joke. Rather, it was the scene at WWE Smackdown at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday night, where Logan Paul coaxed Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton and his Knicks rival Jalen Brunson into a near-tag team match with LA Knight. Brunson and Haliburton are, of course, no stranger to one another after the 2024 NBA postseason, where the former's Knicks were upset by the latter's Pacers. Indiana would ultimately fall in the Eastern Conference Finals to the eventual-champion Boston Celtics .

The NBA offseason kicked into full gear on Tuesday night with a report that the Brooklyn Nets have agreed to trade star forward Mikal Bridges across the East River to the rival New York Knicks. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Knicks will send four of their own unprotected first-round picks, (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031), a 2025 protected Milwaukee Bucks first-round pick, a 2028 unprotected pick swap and a 2025 second-round pick to the Nets along with veteran forward Bojan Bogdanovic. The trade reunites Bridges with his former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo. The Wildcat quartet won the school's second national championships together under coach Jay Wright in 2016. Brunson, DiVincenzo and Bridges won another national title together in 2018 after Hart had turned pro.

New York Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart may have been hoping to bring some good luck to the New York Rangers in their Game 5 Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Florida Panthers. But no such luck was to be found as the Blueshirts failed to produce enough goals and fell to the Panthers. The Rangers are now one loss away from being eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Brunson and Hart were joined by Knicks coaches Tom Thibodeau and Rick Brunson - Jalen's father - at Madison Square Garden to catch the hockey game.

Former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce celebrated the New York Knicks ' demise by stomping on a Jalen Brunson jersey in a bizarre video. The Knicks were dumped out of the NBA playoffs on Sunday night following a Game 7 defeat against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. It proved a disappointing evening for Tom Thibodeau's men, who were left without star man Brunson in the fourth quarter after he suffered a fractured hand, before they went on to lose 130-109.

Jalen Brunson suffered a fractured hand and was pulled out in the fourth quarter as the Indiana Pacers dominated the New York Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 on Sunday. The Pacers were ruthless from the start and Tyrese Haliburton's devastating shooting powered them into the Eastern Conference finals - where they will play the Boston Celtics. Replays appeared to show Brunson suffered the injury  to his thumb as he tried to knock the ball out of Haliburton's hand while he jumped to shoot.

Draymond Green is not convinced by the New York Knicks' chances in this season's NBA playoffs, claiming their run to the conference semifinals is simply a 'fluke'. The Knicks just enjoyed one of the best regular seasons in their history, racking up 50 wins for the first time in over a decade to storm into the postseason as strong contenders to go all the way and clinch the Championship. Jalen Brunson, who finished fifth in the 2023-24 MVP voting, has helped New Yorkers dream of a first title in 51 years after putting up career best numbers with an average of 28.7 points on 48 percent shooting and 6.7 assists per game.

On Wednesday, Jokic secured his third MVP, beating Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, and Jalen Brunson for the prestigious honor. During NBA Tip-Off on TNT, O'Neal congratulated his fellow big man. However, Diesel told The Joker that the Oklahoma City star, who finished second in the voting, should have been named MVP. 'You know I love you, you're the best player in the league,' O'Neal told Jokic. 'I wanna congratulate you, but I want you to hear it from me first. I thought that SGA should have been the MVP. That's no disrespect to you. Congratulations.'

On Wednesday evening, the NBA announced that the Denver Nuggets star secured the prestigious award for the third time in his career. In his eighth season, Jokic averaged 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, and nine assists while shooting 58.3 percent from the field as the Nuggets secured a second-seed finish in the West. Their 56-25 season came after Jokic led Denver to their first NBA title last year by defeating the Miami Heat in five games.

Two controversial calls in the final seconds of Game 1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers gave the home-team Knicks a victory. Jalen Brunson continued his postseason magic with 43 points for his fourth straight 40-point effort as the Knicks recorded a 121-117 victory in front of a raucous crowd at Madison Square Garden that included Ben Stiller and 50 Cent among other celebrities. But a late kick-ball violation on Aaron Nesmith and a later moving screen on Myles Turner doomed Indiana in a close-fought game that went down to the wire.

The New York Knicks outlasted the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 118-115 victory in the deciding Game 6 of their first-round series. The Knicks will face the Pacers in the conference semifinals, after Indiana eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks themselves earlier on Thursday. Jalen Brunson led all scorers with 41 points, while Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 39. 

The NBA has stated that officials of Tuesday night's Game 5 between the Knicks and 76ers missed a critical travel on Philadelphia star Tyrese Maxey. Maxey's walk with the ball happened on the play where he made a 3-pointer and drew a foul on New York's Mitchell Robinson. Maxey's effort helped the 76ers push their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series to a Game 6 on Tuesday night thanks to a pair of clutch 3-pointers with under 30 seconds left in regulation against the Knicks. 

The New York Knicks failed to close out a opening playoff series win Tuesday after the Philadelphia 76ers' comeback win in Game 5.  The Knicks had the chance to seal a spot in the Eastern Conference semifinals for a second consecutive year as they hosted the Sixers in front of a celebrity filled Madison Square Garden and were seconds away from doing so.  However, Tyrese Maxey came up clutch for Philadelphia as his game-tying three from the logo in the dying seconds of regulation forced the game into a dramatic overtime finish. 

Even for a building known for its volume, Madison Square Garden got loud for Game 2 of the New York Knicks' opening-round series with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. The obvious culprit was Donte DiVincenzo's go-ahead 3-pointer, which capped a wild play with 13 seconds remaining and sent Knicks fans into absolute hysterics. But following New York's 104-101 Game 2 win - which gave the Knicks a 2-0 series lead - Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse told reporters the dramatic game-winner shouldn't have counted. As Nurse explained, after Knicks guard Jalen Brunson cut the Sixers' lead to 101-99 with a 3-pointer at the 27-second mark, he called for a timeout. What's more, video replay confirms this. 'The first thing is, obviously they score, we take a look at getting it in quick,' Nurse said. 'We don't get it in quick, I call timeout. Referee looked right at me, ignored me.'

On Monday, ESPN reported that the United States finalized 11 of the 12 roster spots . Less than 24 hours later, The Athletic reported that the LA Clippers star will complete the team, per sources. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski : 'USA Basketball Managing Director Grant Hill met with most of the 12 invitees on the 2024 Olympic team over the past few days, and it wasn't until today that Team USA officials were able to firm up Kawhi Leonard's acceptance to join the roster for Paris.' Leonard will join fellow superstars LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Joel Embiid in spearheading the Stars and Stripes.

On Monday, The Athletic reported that Team USA is finalizing 11 of its 12-man roster for the games. According to the Athletic's sources, the players cemented in place combine for 11 NBA titles with four former MVPs. Guards Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Tyrese Haliburton, and Anthony Edwards have committed to international duty. Meanwhile, bigs Bam Adebayo and James' Lakers running partner, Anthony Davis, will help bolster the front court for the stars and stripes.

The latest clash between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets welcomed a member of college basketball royalty on Friday night. That's because LSU star Angel Reese sat courtside at Madison Square Garden as she waits to find out where she will be playing in the WNBA next season. It was announced on Friday that Reese and Caitlin Clark will headline a list of 15 college players who have been invited to the WNBA draft on Monday in Brooklyn.

Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks had to be helped off the court with an injury only one minute into Sunday's match against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brunson, who averages 27.2 points per game, was hurt while trying to take a jump shot over Cleveland's Isaac Okoro. Brunson came off a screen near the foul and uplifted without a human contact. As he came back to the ground, Brunson's legs split violently, and he staggered toward the 3-point line before collapsing to the ground. As the trial continued, he grabbed his left leg and sat on the bench. Brunson briefly woke up before limping to the sideline and falling back down. In obvious pain and agony, he was aided and directed to the locker room.

After Jalen Brunson and Chris Paul's confrontation at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, the Knicks actor spoke out against giving Paul a sarcastic look and not refusing to let him help him out of court. Brunson was caught an inbounds pass and attempted to dribble up the court before Paul picked the Knicks All-Star to the Madison Square Garden hardwood, bringing the Knicks All-Star to the Madison Square Garden hardwood. After the incident, the 38-year-old handed over the third quarter to his opponent, the buzzer signaling the end of the third quarter was offended.

Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks took hard body contact from Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul right as the horn sounded on the third quarter. Brunson was catching an inbound pass and turned up the courthouse when Paul made a pick that sent the Knick crashing to the ground when Paul threw it down. The buzzer went off and Paul reached out to help his fellow point guard off the ground.

Donte DiVincenzo of New York turned the ball over to Ausar Thompson, causing the Pistons to win 111-110. DiVincenzo sank into his knees as the rookie attempted to dribble the ball across the court, causing him to trip and collapse. Rather than blowing the whistle on clear contact, the authorities permitted play to continue as Jalen Brunson retained possession for the Knicks. Brunson was then discovered Josh Hart, who won the game for New York after making a three-point play. Of the last sequence to open his presser, Williams said, 'The absolute worst call of the season.' 'No call.' And that's plenty. We've done it the right way; we've named the team; and we've posted clips. We're used to hearing the same old stuff over and over again.