The New York Knicks appear to have dodged a major bullet about point guard Jalen Brunson’s ankle injury. SNY’s Ian Begley reported on Wednesday that Brunson sustained a grade 1 ankle sprain, the lowest severity of such sprains, on Tuesday against the Magic and will sit out Friday against the Miami Heat.

Knicks catch a break with Jalen Brunson’s injury

Begley added that Brunson will continue to be evaluated daily until he is ready to return to the floor. All things considered, the Knicks got the best news possible after seeing him limp off the Madison Square Garden floor on Tuesday.

With that in mind, they will still have to step up in his absence at least on Friday. The Heat will also be shorthanded as they will be without Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, so the Knicks can still pull throug

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