Knicks guard Jalen Brunson left the third quarter of Game 7 with the Indiana Pacers and was quickly ruled out with a broken left hand.
Brunson left for the locker room late in the third period with the Knicks up in double figures and was followed by his father, Knicks assistant coach Rick. The elder Brunson returned to the bench for the start of the fourth, but without the All-Star guard.
The injury appeared to occur when Brunson attempted a Tyrese Haliburton layup, hitting the Pacers guard’s knee with his left hand.
Brunson, like the rest of the team, struggled on Sunday. In 29 minutes of play, Brunson had 17 points on 6-for-17 shooting (1-for-3 from behind the arc) with nine assists, but was a minus-9.
Even on a day when OG Anunoby returned to the starting lineup and Jos Hart was able to play despite an abdominal strain on Friday, but the Knicks’ bad luck with injuries continued.
