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Jalen Brunson's Current Status For Nets-Knicks Game
Jalen Brunson is on the injury report for Friday's game.
UPDATE: Jalen Brunson is available.
On Friday evening, the New York Knicks will host the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in New York.
For the game, Jalen Brunson is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available.
Via Fred Katz of The Athletic: "Isaiah Hartenstein is OUT for tonight’s game vs the Nets, Knicks say, for left Achilles injury management. Second half of a back to back for Hartenstein, who has been rehabbing Achilles tendinopathy.
Brunson probable (lower right leg contusion). McBride questionable (illness)"
Brunson has had an excellent season with averages of 28.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists per contest while shooting 48.1% from the field and 40.2% from the three-point range in 75 games.
The Knicks are the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a 48-32 record in 80 games.
They have gone 6-4 over their last ten games and are also in the middle of a three-game winning streak.
Following their showdown with Brooklyn, the Knicks will play their next game on Sunday afternoon when they host the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden.
As for the Nets, they have had a tough season and are the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 32-48 record in 80 games.
They have gone 6-4 over their last ten games and most recently beat the Toronto Raptors by a score of 106-102.
Following New York, the Nets will play their next game on Sunday afternoon when they visit Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in Pennsylvania.
