Jalen Brunson will be sidelined after suffering a right ankle sprain in the Knicks’ overtime loss to the Lakers. The star guard, who finished with 39 points and 10 assists, stayed on the court to take his free throws before heading to the locker room.
Coach Tom Thibodeau emphasized that the team will need to step up in his absence: “You don’t replace a guy like him individually; we’ll have to do it collectively”. The Knicks lost their next game against the Clippers (105-95), marking their third straight defeat.
Brunson, the NBA’s seventh-leading scorer (26.3 PPG), is a vital piece for New York, which currently holds the third seed in the Eastern Conference. The team expects to provide another update on his status in approximately two weeks.
Source: Associated Press
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