nba finals NBA New York Knicks Lonzo Ball makes bold Jalen Brunson declaration after NBA Finals Game 1 heroics By Spencer Brod Published June 4, 2026, 8:13 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results.
Add The New York Post on Google Consider Lonzo Ball a big Jalen Brunson fan.
After Brunson hit clutch shots down the stretch in the Knicks’ Game 1 win in the NBA Finals over the Spurs on Wednesday night, Ball, the NBA point guard, declared Brunson the best Knicks player ever in an X post.
“Late commentary here but Brunson the best Knick to do it… like ever,” Ball wrote.
Jalen Brunson led the way for the Knicks with 30 points in their NBA Finals Game 1 win over the Spurs on June 3, 2026. Jason Szenes for The New York Post Brunson scored 30 points in New York’s 105-95 win as the Knicks rallied from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter.
With the Knicks trailing 95-94 with 1:50 to go in the fourth, the 29-year-old hit a corner 3 to put New York up by two points and give the team a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
Wednesday night’s heroics, however, were just a small snippet of how dominant Brunson has been during his four years with the Knicks.
After signing a four-year deal with New York in 2022, Brunson has turned the Knicks into a perennial playoff contender with his shot-making prowess and crafty finishing.
The former Mavericks guard has averaged over 24 points per game every year in a Knicks uniform, including a career-high 28.7 in 2023-24.
But even after Brunson helped lead the Knicks to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999, not all fans agree with Ball’s bold statement.
Lonzo Ball Getty Images “Not yet. Clyde and Willis are ahead of him for now, but him and Ewing are debatable,” Knicks fan account @BrunsonIsMVP posted on X Thursday afternoon.
“There is a guy named Walt Frazier who won TWO TITLES for the @nyknicks,” X user @DGUNZ22 also posted.
Some fans think that Brunson can be deemed the best Knick of all time, but they believe he has to win three more games to earn that title.
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