Jalen Brunson admitted he will take a day to reflect on his initial All-Star showcase experience on Monday before refocusing his attention on the Knicks’ 27-game stretch run starting Thursday night against the 76ers in Philadelphia.
Jalen Brunson admitted he will take a day to reflect on his initial All-Star showcase experience on Monday before refocusing his attention on the Knicks’ 27-game stretch run starting Thursday night against the 76ers in Philadelphia.
Brunson soaked up his deserved league-wide accolades by participating in the 3-Point Contest on Saturday night and scoring 12 points in 17 minutes in Sunday’s All-Star Game in Indianapolis, the first of his career.
And now it’s time to get back to work.
“Obviously, there’s chances,” Brunson said Saturday when asked about the Knicks’ postseason opportunity this spring. “But I think for us we can’t focus on that. We have to concentrate on Philly, our first game out of the break, and go from there.
“The best part about the journey is just taking it step by step. And it’s something we can’t look past, at all.”
Still, basketball has always been a family affair for Brunson, and his time in Indy was no different.
The Knicks’ point guard grew up around the game during his father Rick’s nine-year NBA playing career and his subsequent seasons as an assistant coach in the league, including the past two seasons together in New York.
