When the buzzer at Madison Square Garden sounded, signaling the end of the New York Knicks’ 123-113 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night, there was not the usual cheers from the sellout crowd.
The Knicks faithful’s thoughts shifted to the status of All-Star guard Jalen Brunson, the team’s leader in minutes, points and assists per game this season. Brunson had 27 points and eight assists before he exited New York’s 16th victory in their past 19 games with an apparent right-ankle injury when he landed wrong while being fouled by G.G. Jackson with 5:31 left and did not return.
New York did not provide an update postgame, with coach Tom Thibodeau saying only “I don’t think so” when asked if he thought Brunson could have returned. Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein said the injury “looked like an ankle sprain from my view,” when asked about it postgame.