New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson will be sidelined at least two weeks after sustaining a right ankle sprain during Thursday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The team said Friday it will provide an update on Brunson’s status in “approximately two weeks.”
Brunson — who is seventh in the league in scoring (26.3 points per game) and eighth in assists (7.4) — rolled his right ankle with 1:24 remaining in overtime after landing on the foot of Lakers guard Austin Reaves after being fouled on a drive to the basket. Brunson was helped up by teammates and stayed in the game to make both free throws and tie the score at 107. He then went to the locker room.
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Brunson led the Knicks with 39 points and 10 assists. He sent the game into overtime with a three-point play after the Lakers rallied from a double-digit deficit midway through the fourth quarter.
Brunson’s injury could not come at a worse time for the Knicks. The loss to the Lakers began a five-game West Coast trip.
New York, which is 40-22 and in third place in the Eastern Conference, remains in Southern California to face the Clippers on Friday night before facing Sacramento on Monday night, Portland on Wednesday night and Golden State on March 15.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
