NBA veteran, who made a pit stop in New York for 15 games during the 1998-99 season, praised Brunson for his selflessness but warned of the consequences.

This has been the summer of surprise for the New York Knicks. Following a disappointing conclusion to the 2024 campaign — a 130-109 loss to the Indiana Pacers in which Jalen Brunson broke his hand — morale has been on the up and up in the Big Apple.

No good deed goes unpunished, especially when the New York Knicks are involved. Jalen Brunson's sacrificial contract extension has made all the right headlines

Instead, Jalen Brunson sacrificed out-of-this-world money for a pay cut. Rather than waiting a year for a five-year, $269 million contract, Brunson opted for a four-year deal worth $156 million. Naturally,