Shams Charania: Reporting for ABC NBA Countdown — Knicks’ Jalen Brunson expected out through late March/early April, and fallout from Mikal Bridges and Tom Thibodeau meeting:
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Brandin Podziemski remains out tomorrow for Warriors with a lower back strain. Fourth straight missed game. Knicks will be without Jalen Brunson. Rest of both team’s rotations available. – 8:38 PM
Brandin Podziemski remains out tomorrow for Warriors with a lower back strain. Fourth straight missed game. Knicks will be without Jalen Brunson. Rest of both team’s rotations available. – 8:38 PM
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On the latest episode of The Roommates Show, Brunson and Hart welcomed Knicks owner James Dolan to the podcast. Dolan confirmed he has no issue with two of the team’s stars co-hosting a podcast together, but for some reason, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins recently urged them to the end the show. “There are much worse things you could be doing than having a podcast,” Brunson said, noting he’s going to be talking to Hart whether it’s on a podcast or not. “There are a lot of things that go on that are much worse than sitting here and talking to you guys about stuff. Y’all can drag that, y’all can figure out whatever you want to figure out.” -via Awful Announcing / March 14, 2025
“I think it’s important to understand your audience, and I think a lot of smart people understand what they know and what they don’t know,” Mr. Brunson said. “It was key for me to let someone else do it, because they understand more than me. Even though I am the face of it, they really run it.” -via New York Times / March 14, 2025
Now a star for the New York Knicks, Mr. Brunson, 28, took a crucial step toward that goal before the current N.B.A. season when his representatives at Creative Arts Agency enlisted a digital management company, East Goes Global, to create and run Chinese social media accounts for him. In the months since, Mr. Brunson has gained more than 400,000 followers across five of the country’s major apps: Bilibili, Douyin, RedNote, Weibo and WeChat. Mr. Brunson is one of several N.B.A. players looking to establish an online presence in China, where millions of people follow the league closely. But given the language barrier and differing societal norms and trends — not to mention an insular Chinese internet where popular western platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and X are blocked and content is reviewed by the government — most have sought help from companies with specific expertise in navigating the digital landscape. -via New York Times / March 14, 2025