The Latest Breaking News from Jalen Brunson

NEW YORK — The good and the bad.

These next five games could decide their playoff fate.

Back in October, I wrote about something I figured would quietly become one of the more important story lines in the league: How would the Mavericks—who opted to let highly talented guard Jalen Brunson walk—handle Luka Dončić’s usage rate, which had already been the NBA’s highest in each of the…

NEW YORK — The ball was passed ahead to Julius Randle with the clock ticking down to its final seconds in the third quarter and Randle, with the defense surrounding him he stepped back and drained a three-point field goal, setting off a loud celebration at Madison Square Garden.

The acquisition of Kyrie Irving by the Dallas Mavericks is going about as well as the Brooklyn Nets would have guessed.

The Bucks still stand atop the league, but Joel Embiid has the 76ers right on their tails while the Celtics and Nuggets are sliding backward.

NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson returned to lead a victory and give an important assist to Mitchell Robinson.

NEW YORK — Mitchell Robinson apologized online for his latest grumblings over his role, citing personal issues as the precursor to implying that he doesn’t participate in the offense and is “really just wasting my time and energy” during games.

All of the descriptions and characterizations of Brock Harding, the state champion point guard from Moline, are glowing.

And the award for best duo goes to Julius Randle and RJ Barrett.

Here's all you need to know ahead of Sunday's Lakers versus Knicks game.