Jalen Brunson was bumped hard by Chris Paul at the end of the third quarter of Thursday’s loss to the Warriors, and he wanted no part of his fellow point guard’s peace offering afterwards.
Brunson fielded and inbounds pass and turned to try and push up the court for a final shot before the buzzer, but Paul stepped in his way and bumped him hard, knocking Brunson to the ground. No foul was called, and Paul stuck out his hand to help Brunson up. Instead, Brunson said something to Paul and kept his hands down, waiting for a teammate to help him up instead.
Paul threw his hands up and walked away.
Brunson has expressed frustration on the court for fouls not being called, but hasn’t touched on it much when talking with reporters afterward.
The Knicks All-Star finished with 27 points while shooting 44 percent from the field.