NBA Makes Jalen Brunson Announcement Before Knicks-Hawks Clash originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. As the New York Knicks prepare for action against the Atlanta Hawks, the NBA announced the league’s top players of the month.

Star players like Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama and Knicks guard Jalen Brunson already earn tens of millions of dollars via massive contracts, but the prize money for the NBA Cup final is especially significant to players further down the roster.

The veteran guard confirmed Sunday to The Post that he, Jalen Brunson and others among the highest-paid players are skimming off NBA Cup prize money to reward Knicks support staff members. Each Knicks player won more than $500,000 for capturing the NBA Cup.

Ex-NBA star Mark Jackson believes it isn’t even a debate. When it comes to the topic of who the best Knicks player ever is, Jackson believes there’s only one answer: No. 33, Patrick Ewing.

The Knicks moved on from Tom Thibodeau in favor of Mike Brown last summer. A bad defensive slump might be showing fans some of the trade-off.

Martha Stewart learned an important lesson about proper footwear while sitting courtside at a basketball game. The beloved homemaker and TV star, 84, revealed during a December 2025 appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” that an NBA player accidentally broke her toe during a playoff game.