It’s been over 10 months since Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson drove hard toward the paint and scored a basket during a Feb. 22 road game against the Atlanta Hawks. Unfortunately, what happened on that drive severely altered Brunson’s life.
On the play itself that occurred a mere 10 seconds into the game, Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon levied a seriously hard foul on Brunson’s right shoulder that had the Villanova product writhing in pain. That foul also prematurely ended Brunson’s season, and on Mar. 13 he underwent surgery to address an injury to the labrum of his right shoulder.