Knicks expect Jalen Brunson to return before postseason

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The New York Knicks remain hopeful that Jalen Brunson can play in a few games before the postseason, coach Tom Thibodeau said Thursday.

Thibodeau said Brunson will be checked again Friday, about two weeks after he sprained his right ankle in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Saturday that Brunson is expected to remain sidelined through late March or early April.

"He's doing light shooting and he's out of the boot," Thibodeau said before the Knicks' game at the Charlotte Hornets. "So there's steady progress and we'll see where it goes from there."

Thibodeau said he expected Brunson to play before the regular-season…