Jalen Brunson will not return to the Kings game due to an ankle injury
The New York Knicks they lost their star point guard Jalen Brunson until the end of Wednesday night’s game on the road against the Sacramento Kings.
Ex Villanova Wildcats star point guard reportedly suffered an ankle injury that forced him to leave the contest at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. He will not return to the gameaccording to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
You can watch a clip of that moment here:
Jalen Brunson heads to the locker room after a fall pic.twitter.com/VkKijVIb7e
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For what it’s worth, Brunson was able to enter the locker room on his own, but concerns remain about his status, given that he’s ruled out for the rest of the night.
Without Brunson, the Knicks’ backcourt responsibilities become more spread out to be shared by the likes of Myles McBride, Tyler Kolek, Jordan Clarkson, Josh Hart and Myles McBride, while Karl-Anthony Towns’ scoring load gets heavier.
At the time of this writing, the Kings had let the Knicks down, so that may have factored into New York’s decision to keep Brunson from playing and just let Towns and the rest go about the business of trying to come back.
Brunson entered the contest averaging 28.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists on 48.1 percent shooting from the field and 38.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc in the 2025-26 NBA regular season.
It’s a short turnaround for the Knicks after this meeting with Sacramento, ace Mike Brown’s team is scheduled to face Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Thursday at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
2026-01-15 04:39:00
