Jalen Brunson reflects on WWE SmackDown appearance.
New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson was in the building for WWE SmackDown on June 28th at Madison Square Garden. He got involved in the action, preventing Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton from helping Logan Paul in a triple threat match against LA Knight and Santos Escobar.
Speaking on his Roomates podcast, Brunson looked back on the experience.
"I did freestyle a little bit. A part a freestyled, everyone freaked out over. When I got up and pushed off my hand and looked at my hand, it was all fun and games. My sister sent me a screenshot of the video where my hand is bent. It was a bunch of broken hearts. 'Stay home. Stop playing around. Wrap in bubble wrap.' I can't live out my dream? Zero pain. There is no strength. There's just no pain," he said.
Brunson was dealing with a hand injury in the NBA Playoffs, where the Knicks lost to the Pacers in seven games in second round.
"I got a call from a guy named Paul. Paul is talking to me. I'm like, 'Wait, I can't call you Paul. Your name is Triple H. I'm not calling you Paul. This is not how it's going to go.' We're on the phone. I came up with an idea to get me out there. Flew back from Chicago that morning and went to the Garden. It was more nerve-racking than playing a basketball game. Way more nerve-racking for me. It was fun, it was 100% worth it," he said. "[Triple H] is a cool dude. Everyone there was great. Meeting LA Knight too. Everyone part of that whole experience was awesome. I met Logan Paul. I met Tyrese Haliburton. Great fellow. I was going to smack him with the chair, but I probably would have gotten sued by the Indiana Pacers."
Brunson got in the ring with a chair to side with Knight as he was being circled by Paul and Haliburton.
"I saw Tyrese. I was like, 'What are you wearing?' 'You see my shirt? It says Tyrese 3:17. I'm trying be like Austin 3:16 so I have to bring the jean shorts and boots out.' This was not it. The belt he had on too. Just throw on some sweats. If my hand was good. I'm throwing hands," he said.
Haliburton is set to play for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics.
While making the media rounds, Knight commented on potentially working with Brunson again. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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