Jalen Brunson chided by Knicks teammate after ‘weak’ dunk: ‘Like a 1’
NY Post
The Knicks’ bench quickly rose, realizing it was about to witness a niche moment in team history.
OG Anunoby’s face lit up, suddenly sporting a wide smile.
Jalen Brunson, all 6-foot-2 of the undersized point guard, had done it.
At 6:46 of the third quarter on Thursday, the face of the Knicks successfully broke away on a fast break on his favored left side, put the ball in his left hand and jumped, cleared the rim and threw the ball through the hoop.
It’s called a dunk, and it was the first credited to Brunson this season.
He chalked up all of five last season, his athleticism not the greatest attribute of an otherwise great player.
The logical pairing of Matt Nagy and the Titans could take a concrete step soon, with Tennessee requesting to interview the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator — and former Bears head coach — for their coaching vacancy.
The Cardinals are moving on from Jonathan Gannon.
The moment hit Justin Dowling after warmups Friday as he walked through the tunnel at loanDepot park and thought about the historic franchise he was about to debut for.
The pinstripe offseason slumber could be nearing a conclusion.
The luck of the schedule draw is again working against the Giants.
Brooklyn center Nic Claxton missed a second straight game due to a personal matter, though he is expected to rejoin the Nets on Monday.
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with 55 seconds left, and the Steelers beat the Ravens 26-24 on Sunday night when Baltimore’s Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired, giving Pittsburgh the AFC North title.
DETROIT — The Knicks are returning to the site of the biggest shot of Jalen Brunson’s Knicks career, the place he silenced those profane chants from Detroit fans by sending Ausar Thompson stumbling out of the frame with a crossover.
Aaron Rodgers went through every emotion possible on his way back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2021-22 season, when he was still with the Packers.
It didn’t take long after Adam Fox’s shoulder injury for his absence on the power play to — again — become glaring. The Rangers had just started to make strides with their first unit after struggling to start the year before Fox exited their Nov. 29 loss to the Lightning and didn’t return for a month.
The Yankees are taking another flier on a veteran to bolster their infield depth.
More like head-banned.
The Raiders clinched the first-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft before they even took the field on Sunday.