The heroic win from the host Knicks against the Pacers in the second half with Jalen Brunson as the star player was truly spectacular. However, the scenario does not look good for the Knicks, as the victorious team sustained two injuries during the Wednesday night game. Even an ESPN insider, Brian Windhorst, revealed how he did not get the part where Jalen Brunson got injured in the first half. Moreover, he mentioned another injury for the Knicks forward OG Anunoby, whose playing in game two itself had “contributed to the injury.“
The overuse of players like Anunoby in heavy playoff conditions was the reason for tissue injury, as per Windhorst. Coming to the star player Jalen Brunson, Windhorst commented, “Just interested if Jalen Brunson is going to be on the injury report that the Knicks will file with the league later.“ The ESPN insider was referring here to the final 15:32 minutes of the second half that Jalen missed because of a right foot injury. However, Brian did not know where that injury came from after watching the whole first quarter at every step. “It makes you wonder what’s going on there, “ Windhorst further added while raising his concern for Brunson.
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With so many injuries and more high-level waiting ahead, Brian commented for the team, “The Knicks are a little closer to danger zone than they want to be.” Currently, Mitchell Robinson and Julius Randle are out of the team because of their left ankle injury and right shoulder injury, respectively,