Overview
- Brunson said Monday at his charity golf event that he played through a painful left‑wrist tendon problem during the playoffs and NBA Finals rather than miss a rare title opportunity.
- Doctors found a tendon in his dominant left wrist was flipping and rubbing over bone during his shooting motion and Brunson underwent a repair procedure in early July at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
- He has been wearing a sling and then a cast and expects roughly six more weeks in the cast before beginning formal rehab, with the goal of being ready for training camp in September.
- The Knicks plan a cautious ramp‑up for Brunson, which could include early‑season workload limits to avoid re‑aggravating the repaired tendon.
- Brunson’s decision to finish the title run while injured underlines the personal cost of playing through pain and raises the practical question of how the team will manage his minutes as they defend the franchise’s first championship since 1973.