Overview
- Stewart says the mishap happened courtside at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals with about five minutes left in regulation before the game went to overtime.
- She told Jimmy Fallon she immediately believed her big toe was broken and cautioned against wearing open-toed shoes near the action.
- According to Stewart, Brunson appeared unaware he had hurt her and was “cool as a cucumber” when he fell toward the sideline.
- She said she later met Brunson’s parents, who laughed about the episode, and she received a signed basketball for her grandchild.
- Outlets are recapping Stewart’s account from the show, and there has been no independent confirmation or formal comment from Brunson or the Knicks; the Knicks lost the series to the Pacers in six games.