This time, Jalen Brunson couldn’t shake it off.
After going down hard earlier in the game, only to continue playing, his second hard trip to the floor Sunday night ended his evening.
With 9:03 left in the game, Brunson sprained his right ankle while defending a drive, and didn’t return in the Knicks’ at the Garden. Sacramento’s Davion Mitchell landed on Brunson’s leg and the Knicks’ guard limped to the locker room. “I don’t know [if he’ll play]. To be totally honest, we’ll see where he is [on Monday],” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “I’ll get a further update from the medical staff when I get back in the locker room.” without key reserve Obi Toppin for the next several weeks
due to a non-displaced fracture in his right fibula. Losing Brunson for a significant period of time would be crushing. After coming over in free agency this summer, he has stabilized the point guard position, averaging 20.2 points, 6.4 assists and shooting 46.3 percent from the field. Robert Sabo for the NY POSTKnicks keep rolling with commanding win over Kings to extend streak
“Just went and talked to him in the locker room. He was in good spirits,” Immanuel Quickley said after the Knicks’ season-high fourth straight win. “He’s a tough dude. That’s who he’s been for us all year. Whether it’s been scoring, falling on the floor, getting back up, defense, he’s been a big part of our team.” After a few down games, he was playing well against the Kings, scoring 18 points in 27 minutes on 7 of 14 shooting.
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