The NBA All-Star Game might have been going through certain progressions throughout the course of recent years, yet no doubt about it, coming to the All-Star roster stays perhaps one of the greatest individual approvals one can procure. For New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson, this may not be his first time being named to the All-Star team, yet this was his first time being a starter, doing so for Kenny’s Young Stars.

Eventually, Kenny’s Young Stars didn’t progress in the competition, losing 41-32 to Chuck’s Global Stars in the first round of the All-Star Game tournament. Brunson just played in eight minutes of action, which is a disheartening number thinking about how he procured his first All-Star Game start, yet the Knicks star is as yet grateful for the honor that he got.

“THANK YOU to the Knicks fan base and each and every individual who has upheld me since day 1! I could never have been here without your votes! I love having the option to represent you guys, and I don’t underestimate it! Much love!! 🤞🏽🧡💙,” Brunson composed on his official account on X (previously Twitter).

Without a doubt, Brunson has become perhaps the greatest star in the game in the Big Apple, and Knicks fans most certainly hold him in the most noteworthy of respects. The Knicks were very much represented in the All-Star Game, with Karl-Anthony Towns being important for Team Chuck—the team that got the high ground over Brunson’s Team Kenny.

This ought to be a decent approval of Brunson’s efforts as he and the Knicks get ready for the intense stretch run in front of them once the games continue on Thursday night.

Jalen Brunson rises unto the top level of the league’s totem pole

Jalen Brunson’s ascent to superstardom isn’t a story to be messed with. Brunson was a second-round pick who was stuck on the Dallas Mavericks bench for the first three and a half seasons of his career before he blossomed into an incredible performer for them in the playoffs.

The Knicks then, at that point, made an effort on Brunson and trusted that his performances in the 2022 NBA playoffs were the new norm and were not simply an outlier—outbidding the Mavs and luring him away in the process. Furthermore, how right they were: Brunson has just gotten endlessly better all through his spell in New York, and he has all the earmarks of being especially at home with the franchise—in any event, giving them a discount on his contract extension.