‘A dream come true!’ – Jalen Brunson on playing for the New York Knicks | NBA on ESPN

‘A dream come true!’ – Jalen Brunson on playing for the New York Knicks | NBA on ESPN

There we go did we get a whistle yeah guys I’m here with first time Allstar and um your favorite New York Nicks fan favorite New York Nick I mean Jaylen you’ve had such an incredible journey um you know from second round pick to a starter and now an All-Star what does it

Mean to be here this weekend um it means a lot um I think uh I really can’t put in the words fully yet um I’ll probably will after the weekend but um it’s been amazing uh to kind of had the the reception I got from New York fans

And the organization and all that but um it’s been a jam come true and yeah we saw a little bit of what it meant to you um after that game against uh Indiana when the day announced um but why has it been such a good fit for you in New York

Um it’s it’s been a healthy dose of like confidence and belief and so the organization Believes In Me the city Believes In Me the fan base Believes In Me um my support my support system around me they’re they’re amazing and so um obviously I have my confidence from

How hard I work and so it’s been um it’s been a blessing and I just love every second of it well and it also seems like your new additions are a good Fe fit once you guys get healthy I know you guys called you the The Walking wounded

But when you guys get healthy how good do you think this team can be I think we can be really good I think we have uh the potential to do a lot of really good things um I know a lot of uh Nicks fans want to put us right in the Easter

Conference Finals we were one step short last year but uh I think for us we just got to continue to get better every single day now we can’t look look forward to the playoffs we got can focus on every single day just chipping away chipping away getting better and better

Well I know this weekend is a huge celebration for your whole family your beautiful wife Ally your mom Sandra and your dad Rick congratulations and enjoy the weekend thank you so much I appreciate you [Applause] Bra

During the 2024 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game, Jalen Brunson fields questions from Cassidy Hubbarth.

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