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A marquee reunion-matchup for Jalen Brunson and the Dallas Mavericks received’t be that a lot engaging this Tuesday.
Brunson received’t be accessible to play within the New York Knicks’ highway duel towards the Dallas Mavericks, with the Knicks citing a sore proper hip as the reason for absence (h/t SNY).
Brunson notably took an premature exit final Christmas day matchup for the Knicks towards the Philadelphia 76ers with the hip damage, as he completed with 23 factors and 11 assists in 35 minutes on the 119-112 loss.
The duel between the Knicks and the Mavs this Tuesday might have been the primary time that Brunson will play in entrance of Dallas since leaving them in a controversial free company final offseason. Brunson opted to go away for New York, inking a four-year, $104 million contract by which the stated deal was flagged by the NBA earlier this month as a result of violations.
Because the league came upon that each Brunson and the Knicks had early unlawful talks of a deal previous to free company, the league stripped the franchise’s 2025 second-round choose as a sanction.
Sporting a newfound main ball dealing with position, Brunson is averaging a profession finest 20.2 factors and 6.6 assists in 32.5 minutes performed for 34 video games with the 18-16 Knicks that’s surging now because the East’s sixth-seed.
New York will face a Luka Doncic-led group that holds an 18-16 card and eyeing to raise additional on the Western Convention ladder.