There are very few NBA father-son duos as dynamic as Rick and Jalen Brunson. Brunson sr guided his son in his basketball journey right from the beginning, saying things like “I’ll always talk to him and ask him, like, how bad does he want this? ‘How good do you really want to be?’”. Now, he continues doing so as an assistant coach with the Knicks. Being there on the court during his son’s games ensured that Rick always had his back, whether it was in regards to giving advice about shots, or putting down rival players. The recent playoff matchup provided a clear example of the latter.
During Game 3 of the Knicks-Celtics matchup at Madison Square Garden, an incident occurred in the 4th quarter. The Celtics had called a timeout, and Al Horford was upset at the referee for not calling a foul on Jalen Brunson. The Knicks star had allegedly shoved Horford to the floor, and Al did not like it. He argued with the official right in front of Brunson. Fortunately, the situation did not escalate to a point that Horford himself got a foul. However, soon after that, Rick Brunson reportedly got into exchanging words with Al Horford.
From the way that the Celtics player was shaking his head, and an official was taking him away, one can speculate that Rick had not said anything pleasant.
The Celtics call a timeout, and Al Horford is upset at the referee for not calling a foul on Jalen Brunson. pic.twitter.com/F9xywqydJW
— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) May 10, 2025
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