After an ESPN analyst mentioned New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was “too small,” he definitely performed massive on Christmas Day.
Brunson put up 38 factors on 15-for-28 taking pictures, outscoring Milwaukee Bucks All-Stars Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Knicks gained 129-122, getting their first win towards Milwaukee within the 4 video games between the groups this season.
Earlier this week, ESPN’s Becky Hammon, head coach of the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, declared that the Knicks “don’t have…a 1A dude.” When colleague Kendrick Perkins talked about Brunson, Hammon mentioned, “Naw, he too small.”
Whether or not Brunson heard the criticism or not, he upped his sport for the nationwide TV viewers. It was the third sport of 36 or extra factors for Brunson towards Milwaukee this 12 months.
For the season, he’s averaging 25.6 factors and 5.9 assists, making 46.2 p.c of this three-pointers, making an enormous push for his first All-Star sport — and “1A dude standing.”
