BREAKING: Jalen Brunson's Injury Status In Grizzlies-Knicks Game
UPDATE: Fred Katz of The Athletic reported an update.
Via Katz: "Jalen Brunson left the arena tonight walking out on his own. No crutches or anything like that."
UPDATE: The Knicks beat the Grizzlies by a score of 123-113, and Jalen Brunson did not return.
On Tuesday evening, the New York Knicks are hosting the Memphis Grizzlies at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.
During the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson went to the locker room with an injury.
Brunson has played 31 minutes and has 27 points, three rebounds, eight assists and three steals while shooting 11/21 from the field and 1/4 from the three-point range.
There has been no word from the team on his status for the remainder of the night.
Via Underdog NBA: "Status alert: Jalen Brunson (ankle) headed to locker room Tuesday."
Brunson is in the middle of a fantastic season and was recently named to his first career NBA All-Star Game.
He came into the evening with averages of 27.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per contest while shooting 48.1% from the field and 41.3% from the three-point range in 48 games.
The Knicks are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 32-18 record in their first 50 games.
They are 9-1 over their last ten games but are coming off a 113-105 loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Following the Grizzlies, the Knicks will host Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday evening at Madison Square Garden.
Brunson is in his sixth season in the NBA and his second playing for New York.
Last season, he helped lead the franchise to the second round of the playoffs (which was their first time winning a playoff series since 2013).
