Jalen Brunson, De'Aaron Fox stare each other down in heated NBA Finals moment

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What’s an NBA Finals series without a good stare down?

We got one on Friday night during Game 2 of the championship series when De’Aaron Fox and Jalen Brunson faced off in a heated moment during the fourth quarter.

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Fox was guarding Brunson, who was dribbling in place. When the New York Knicks guard tried to move downcourt, he tripped after Fox seemingly put an arm in his way. The Spurs guard walked up to him, toward the sideline, and the two stared each other straight in the face.

Mikal Bridges and referee Josh Tiven came over to break it up and a few Spurs players came over to try to tussle in defense of their teammate. Knicks coach Mike Brown yelled at Tiven from the sideline, calling for a technical, but no foul was called.

The Knicks were up 87-80 at the time.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jalen Brunson, De’Aaron Fox stare down in Game 2 of NBA Finals