Jalen Brunson is OUT with a scary injury and leaves the NY Knicks hanging! Taking on the in-form Lakers, the NY side forced the game into overtime. Thanks to JB and his teammates’ insanely brilliant defensive efforts. You might argue with me on this one, the Knicks literally blew their 4th quarter lead. Anyway, stepping into the OT, it was Brunson vs the Lakers defenders. Mind you, the 6 ‘2 guard had the game in his hand until he had a nasty ankle injury, tripping off Austin Reaves’ questionable move.
With 1:27 seconds remaining on the clock, the Knicks trailed by 2 points. Of course, Brunson, with the ball in his hand, drove into the paint with Reaves and LeBron James chasing him tightly. As usual, JB managed to extract the call, this time off AR, but along with that, he rolled his ankle on his way to the buckets. The culprit was the Lakers’ guard, leaving no space for the Villanova villian to land his foot.
Jalen Brunson headed to the locker room after suffering a leg injury on this play
He stayed in to shoot his FT’s pic.twitter.com/bw4jrE3Uhj
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 7, 2025
Screaming in pain, Jalen Brunson, along with Reaves, spilled onto the floor. It was a scary sight indeed. For a moment, it felt like curtains for the guard, as JB stayed on the floor for a while, struggling to move his ankle. TNT broadcaster, calling the game, said, “Right on top of Reaves’ foot, Candace. Awkward roll, not the side roll, more toward the front of the foot.”
Candace Parker, on the other end, struggling to witness the replay, said, “Hate to see it, Brunson gets up limps to the bench but forgive me I have to look away, ankle injuries, goodness.” Anyway, what followed after that was a tough hero act!
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