Overview
- Imaging showed a Grade 1 right ankle sprain for Jalen Brunson, and he will be evaluated day to day after being ruled out for Friday’s game against the Heat, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
- Brunson was hurt in the final minutes of a 124-107 loss to the Magic that ended the Knicks’ five-game winning streak and snapped their 7-0 home start.
- He was seen leaving Madison Square Garden in a walking boot and on crutches, according to The Athletic’s James L. Edwards III.
- Orlando’s Paolo Banchero left in the second quarter with a left groin strain and did not return, with no immediate postgame update from coach Jamahl Mosley.
- Miami is also without Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro on Friday, and New York is expected to lean on backcourt depth while Brunson recovers.