New Delhi, June 6 -- He limped down the tunnel with 1:27 left in the first quarter, clutching his right knee, and for a long moment the 2026 NBA Finals felt like they had already tilted toward San Antonio. Then Jalen Brunson came back. By the time the night was over, he had 30 points, a corner three-pointer to break a tie with two minutes left, a falling jumper over Devin Vassell with 37 seconds on the clock, and the New York Knicks had a 105-95 victory in Game 1 of the NBA Finals - their 12th consecutive win of the postseason.

"I'll be all right."

What the Knicks do not yet know - and what neither Brunson nor the team's medical staff has confirmed - is what exactly happened inside that knee, or whether a separate left ankle injury he s...