On Saturday evening, the New York Knicks are playing the Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 23 points, one rebound, eight assists and one steal while shooting 8/14 from the field and 4/5 from the three-point range in his first 30 minutes of playing time.

Jalen Brunson, KAT are first Knicks’ duo to start in All-Star Game in 50 years Jan. 24, 2025, 10:13 a.m. What channel is the Knicks vs. Nets game today (1/21/25)? FREE LIVE STREAM, Time, TV, for NBA regular season Jan. 21, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.

You know how it goes. Every year fans vote on who they think the starters in the All-Star game should be. That fan vote accounts for 50 percent of the tally. Another 25 percent goes to the players and the final 25 percent goes to media. The NBA adds all that together and brings you the All-Star game starting rosters.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95.

Sitting in front of the backdrop adorned with the Knicks’ logo, Jalen Brunson repeated two themes for a little more than seven minutes. Yes, the selections of the Knicks’ point guard and teammate Karl-Anthony Towns as starters for the Eastern Conference in next month’s All-Star Game in San Francisco are individual accolades.