Knicks' star avoids initial injury report following injury scare

Game one of the NBA Finals lived up to the billing that everyone had been expecting, with the New York Knicks coming out on top of the San Antonio Spurs, after what was quite a contentious game.

The two sides would end up exchanging the lead a total of ten times, while tying the score up six times over the four periods. The bigger story to leave the match was the efforts of the Knicks down the stretch, outscoring the Spurs by 17 points in the second half, with Jalen Brunson dropping 19 of his 30 points in that time period.

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These efforts weren’t guaranteed when Brunson walked off the court during the first half, while being seen limping on multiple occasions. The Knicks guard would roll his ankle while landing after a layup, which was challenged by Luke Kornet under the basket.

Brunson omitted from Knicks' early injury report

Despite his late-game heroics, there could have been some worries that Brunson might have gotten injured to some degree in the opening match, but the New York faithful can let out a sigh of relief.

Their star guard hasn’t appeared on the Knicks’ injury report for game two, which would’ve been tough to imagine when the images of Brunson going into the locker room were displayed during the opening match.

Granted, there could still be time for Brunson to make an appearance, given that game two of the Finals isn’t until Friday night, but for the time being, he is omitted from the report.

Game two between the Knicks and Spurs is set to take place on Friday night, with tip-off from the Frost Bank Center, slated for 8:30 p.m. EST.

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