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Will Jalen Brunson play for the Knicks in Game 3 against the Pacers today?
Brunson, who has averaged over 35 points for the New York Knicks in this season’s NBA Playoffs, is dealing with a foot injury.
In-form guard Jalen Brunson is questionable for Game 3 of the Knicks’ Eastern Conference semi-final with the Indiana Pacers today, with New York explaining that the 27-year-old is dealing with “soreness” in his right foot.
The problem caused Brunson to miss a significant portion of the first half of the Knicks’ Game 2 win over the Pacers on Wednesday. However, he returned after the break to play a crucial role in New York’s 130-121 triumph at Madison Square Garden, finishing with 29 points as Tom Thibodeau’s men took a 2-0 series lead.
Speaking post-game, Brunson struck a reassuring tone, telling reporters in the Big Apple: “I’m all good - and that’s it. I don’t know [how the injury happened]. I just felt a little discomfort.”
Brunson starring for Knicks in postseason
Brunson has excelled in this year’s NBA Playoffs, averaging 35.6 points and top-scoring for New York in each of their eight games so far. In Game 4 of the team’s first-round series win over the Philadelphia 76ers, he registered a 47-point haul that is the highest ever by a Knicks player in a postseason game.
Who else is on the Knicks’ injury report?
The injury-hit Knicks will definitely be without Julius Randle, Bojan Bogdanovic, Mitchell Robinson and OG Anunoby against the Pacers today.
Randle has been out since January with a shoulder injury, and underwent season-ending surgery last month.
Bogdanovic sustained a foot injury during the 76ers series, and Robinson hasn’t played since Game 1 against the Pacers due to an ankle problem. Both have been ruled out for the rest of the campaign.
Anunoby left Game 2 against Indiana with a hamstring strain, with NBC’s Kurt Helin reporting that the 26-year-old is expected to be out for “weeks, not days”.
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Knicks vs Pacers: start time, how to watch
The New York Knicks visit the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis today, Friday May 10 2024, with tip-off at Gainbridge Fieldhouse scheduled for 7pm ET / 4pm PT.
Viewers in the United States will be able to watch the game live on ESPN, and have the option of streaming the action on the online platform fuboTV, which offers new users a free trial.
Enjoy the Knicks vs the Pacers live on fuboTV.
The Knicks, who last won the NBA championship back in 1973, are attempting to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. The Pacers, meanwhile, are chasing their first conference finals appearance in 10 years.