yahoo - 6/4/2026 3:24:35 AM - GMT (+2 )
Jalen Brunson limped off the floor in Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs after an opposing player fell on his knee. Brunson headed to the locker room in what amounts to the worst case scenario for the Knicks.
Brunson was injured when teammate Landry Shamet pushed over Spurs forward Harrison Barnes on a made three-pointer by Julian Champagnie. Barnes fell on Brunson’s right knee, and the star guard immediately signaled that he needed to come out of the game. San Antonio ended the first quarter on a 20-5 run.
Watch the play where Brunson was injured here:
Jalen Brunson grabbing his knee after Barnes falls into him😳 pic.twitter.com/kQWGpZBRQO
— Tsoj (@TsojBall) June 4, 2026
Here’s Brunson walking to the locker room:
Jalen Brunson walks back to the Knicks' locker room after suffering an apparent injury in the first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals pic.twitter.com/GMaD96SMuF
— SNY Knicks (@sny_knicks) June 4, 2026
Brunson has been the Knicks’ biggest star during this NBA Finals run. New York absolutely needs him to be at his best to win this series, and this is a terrible start. Here’s hoping Brunson can return.
We’ll update this story as it develops.
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