{"id":128968,"date":"2025-03-16T11:55:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T15:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=128968"},"modified":"2025-03-16T11:55:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T15:55:34","slug":"brunson-injury-update-knicks-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/16\/brunson-injury-update-knicks-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks’ Upcoming Schedule Is Key After Brunson\u2019s Injury Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Knicks are currently the third seed in the Eastern Conference and are four games up on the fourth-place Milwaukee Bucks. A new Jalen Brunson<\/a> injury update<\/a> has the Knicks star guard not coming back out for at least a couple more weeks, but the timing isn\u2019t all that bad. The Knicks game against the Warriors showed just how essential Brunson is to the Knicks’ ability to close tight games. However, the upcoming Knicks’ schedule should allow the team to stay afloat while their star gets healthy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Knicks’ Upcoming Schedule is Key After Brunson\u2019s Injury Update<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Knicks vs Warriors Game Shows How Key Brunson Is<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Knicks lost to the Warriors in a tight back-and-forth contest on Saturday night, 94-97. The game came down to the final few minutes, where the Warriors pulled ahead as the Knicks were unable to find late-game offense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The game was tied with about three minutes remaining, 88-88. From then, the Knicks didn\u2019t score a single point until OG Anunoby<\/a> made a free throw with 17.1 seconds left, and the game was already decided. Even with Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> scoring a game-high 29 points on 12-of-21 shooting, the Knicks just didn\u2019t have enough offensive firepower late without Brunson. In fact, the Knicks played nine players throughout the Warriors game, but only four of them scored more than two points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brunson\u2019s Injury Update<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Although it was originally expected that Brunson would only miss about two weeks<\/a> with his sprained ankle, a new Brunson injury update from Shams Charania makes it sound like the Knicks will have to wait a little longer for their savior to return.<\/span>
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Reporting for ABC NBA Countdown — Knicks' Jalen Brunson expected out through late March\/early April, and fallout from Mikal Bridges and Tom Thibodeau meeting: pic.twitter.com\/NtkgNMyI6R<\/a><\/p>\n

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n