Jalen Brunson

March 16, 2025

Still working through ankle injury

Brunson (ankle) is likely to remain out for another 1-to-2 weeks, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

Analysis

Brunson has been out of action since spraining his right ankle in a March 6 overtime loss to the Lakers. The All-Star point guard is still dealing with some inflammation in the ankle that has affected his mobility, but the Knicks are optimistic that he'll be back to 100 percent health ahead of the postseason. He's scheduled to be re-evaluated by the team Thursday, at which point a more concrete timeline for his return will be available. With Brunson's absence expected to stretch into late March or early April, however, fantasy managers in redraft leagues that don't run through the end of the regular season may be best served moving on from the 28-year-old. Miles McBride has started at point guard in place of Brunson over the last three games and has averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 assists, 3.0 three-pointers, 2.3 steals and 2.0 rebounds in 34.7 minutes per contest.