Spurs forward Harrison Barnes fell into the side of Brunson’s right leg after being knocked down by Knicks wing Landry Shamet. While the point guard remained on the floor in the immediate aftermath of the injury, he was subbed out and taken to the locker room after the following possession.

New York owned a 23-14 edge in second-chance points in Game 1, beating the Spurs to hustle baskets and finding a way to fight back from a 14-point deficit.

President Donald Trump will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

There has been no announcement that President Donald Trump plans to attend an NBA Finals game at New York's Madison Square Garden next week, though Commissioner Adam Silver hinted at Trump's intentions Wednesday.

Brunson is one of the league’s top closeout performers – he won Kia Clutch Player of the Year in 2024-25 – and is the leading fourth-quarter scorer in this year’s Playoffs, averaging 9.8 points in the final period. It’s a continuation of his career-long clutch postseason success: