It does not sound like the New York Knicks need to worry about Jalen Brunson missing any time with a leg injury. The source of this prognosis? Jalen Brunson.
“I’m fine,” he told reporters after being asked about his injury scare during the Knicks’ Tuesday night loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Everybody go ahead and exhale. And then exhale again.
Surface-level and deep-seated panic ensued Tuesday when Brunson hit the floor not once, but twice. He first appeared to overextend or strain his right leg on a steal attempt from Ryan Rollins. Then, with about 6:13 remaining in the fourth quarter, he lost the ball while being defended by Giannis Antetokounmpo, and hit the ground, immediately clinging to that right leg.