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Jalen Brunson Had Emotional Message for Knicks Fans After Game 7 Loss

Andy Nesbitt

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks had their season come to an end with a Game 7 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks had their season come to an end with a Game 7 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. /
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The New York Knicks had their season come to an end Sunday with a Game 7 blowout loss at home to the Indiana Pacers.

The sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden was ready to celebrate what would have been the team's first trip to the Eastern Conference finals since the 1999-2000 season. Instead, they had to watch their banged-up squad fizzle out in the 130-109 loss.

One of those dinged-up players was Jalen Brunson, who broke his hand in the loss. Brunson became a fan-favorite in New York, with Knicks fans loving the way he plays and how clutch he has been in huge situations.

Brunson had this emotional message for Knicks fans after the loss:

The Pacers, who won the last two games of the series, will face the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. Game 1 is Tuesday night in Boston.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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