Knicks' Jalen Brunson just had offseason surgery, and will miss multiple months

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The vibes are still high for the New York Knicks after winning in five games against the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson, the Finals MVP, dropped 45 in a closeout game, making it one of the greatest feats in Knicks history.

Brunson, whose success will be spoken about for decades to come, will look to build upon what he did next season. However, according to the latest report, Brunson is dealing with a wrist injury and will be rehabbing from surgery after undergoing surgery to repair a forearm/wrist injury.

“SNY sources: Jalen Brunson will be recovering/rehabbing for at least two months following his surgery to repair injury in his right forearm/wrist area. @KnicksFanTv reports that the procedure will happen on Tuesday. Brunson played through discomfort in the area during Finals run, per sources,” Ian Begley of SNY wrote.

Only two months of recovery time for Brunson shouldn’t be too big of a deal — it allows him to get back on the court right around camp starting.

The Knicks have put themselves in a spot where they don’t have to worry too much about playing well early on, either. It’s rather obvious that this team, whether fully healthy or not for an entire season, should be good.

Of course, having Brunson is as important as anything, but it’ll be better to be safe than sorry in situations like this. Hopefully, the two months will go as planned, and the Knicks won’t have to worry about anything else.

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