New Headline: Dominate! Dynamo Overcomes Tito for Thrilling Victory
Feb 14, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Team Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) of the New York Knicks and center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) of the New York Knicks react during the shooting stars competition during the 2026 NBA All Star Saturday Night at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Team USA suffered a shock in the ongoing World Baseball Classics when they lost to Italy in their Pool B encounter, but have since recovered strongly to get to where everyone thought they would before the tournament began: the Finals. Jalen Brunson loves that.
His teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, not so much. In the semi-finals, the Americans defeated Towns’ country, Dominican Republic, 2-1 in Miami. Brunson couldn’t help but gloat in the face of his New York Knicks buddy.
Brunson immediately took to his Instagram account to post a photo of himself wearing a ‘USA’ baseball shirt. To rub salt into Towns’ (supposed) wound, he tagged the big man. “LMAO,” he wrote on the post.
Nothing more needed to be said. it would be enough to rattle anyone, especially if that person is someone who you share the locker room with. Brunson wore the Team USA shirt to the Warriors vs.
Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, and unsurprisingly, the New York Yankees reposted the moment on their account. “From one captain to another,” the Yankees wrote in the caption, referring to Brunson, the captain of the Knicks, and Aaron Judge, the Yankees’ star and team captain. For Brunson, it was a happy night overall.