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American basketball player (born 1996)
Jalen Marquis Brunson, nicknamed "Captain Clutch" and the "King of New York", is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of former NBA guard Rick Brunson, he played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, earning national player of the year honors as a junior and winning two national championships. Brunson was selected 33rd overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and played his first four NBA seasons with them.
More on Wikipedia ↗New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson was recently the host of Saturday Night Live, and one of his teammates, Josh Hart, has now commented on how he fared. The Knicks won their first championship in 53 years earlier in 2026, and Brunson has kept himself pretty busy in the offseason.
Jalen Brunson hosted the SNL Season 52 premiere with Knicks teammates Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Josh Hart joining his monologue.