New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson is undergoing surgery on his left wrist after playing through the injury during the team’s championship run, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Brunson is expected to return to basketball activities later this summer.
Brunson’s surgery comes after a season in which he led New York to its first NBA championship since 1973 and earned Finals MVP honors. The 29-year-old played all 19 postseason games while averaging 28.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game on 46.5% shooting from the field.
The injury did not prevent Brunson from carrying a significant offensive workload throughout the playoffs. He averaged 21.7 field-goal attempts per game, including 6.5 three-point attempts, while shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc and 84.6% from the free-throw line.
Brunson’s regular-season production was also central to New York’s success. He appeared in 74 games, starting all of them, and averaged 26.0 points, 6.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 35.0 minutes per game. He shot 46.7% from the field, 36.9% from three-point range and 84.1% from the free-throw line, earning his second consecutive All-Star selection and a spot on the All-NBA Second Team.
The Knicks finished the 2025-26 regular season with a 53-29 record, third in the Eastern Conference, before completing a championship run. New York swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals and defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 in the Finals.
