The New York Knicks dodged a curveball as Jalen Brunson’s X-ray result returned negative.
Brunson’s return remains unknown, but New York coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters before they faced the Los Angeles Clippers Saturday that his starting point guard “is feeling a little better.”
Brunson missed his seventh game of the season but there’s optimism that he’ll be back sooner than later.
“When he’s healthy enough, he goes,” Thibodeau said. “So just do the rehab, talk to the medical people, and when he gets cleared, he’s cleared, and then he’ll play.”
The Knicks are 6-6 without Brunson entering Saturday and they would need a collective effort from the rest of the team to fill his big shoes.