Knicks’ Jalen Brunson takes high road after C.J. McCollum’s ‘Broadway show’ claim

Instead, the All-Star Knicks guard took the high road and said he had no reaction or comment following McCollum’s allegations of flopping and selling contact. “I have no reaction,” Brunson said after practice at the Knicks’ Tarrytown training facility on Sunday. “No comment.

” Officials assessed McCollum a technical foul for inadvertently kicking Brunson below the belt while flailing his leg on a fadeaway jump shot in the Knicks’ Game 1 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. McCollum called out Brunson after the game for his reaction to the blow: The star Knicks guard — in a completely normal response to getting kicked in the groin — immediately crashed to the ground and rolled on the Madison Square Garden floors in pain as a sellout crowd booed relentlessly until officials reviewed the play. “I shot a jumper, and Jalen thought we were at a Broadway show,” McCollum said after Game 1.

“He acted it out until they reviewed it. ” McCollum said he didn’t intentionally kick Brunson in the you-know-what. The Hawks guard who also served as National Basketball Players Association president from 2021-2025, didn’t believe his actions warranted a technical foul.

Technical fouls come with a $2,500 fine. “It was a normal jump shot, nothing there,” McCollum continued. “[The technical foul was] unnecessary, and I look forward to getting my $2,500 back.