BREAKING: Jalen Brunson's Injury Status In Pacers-Knicks Game 2

Jalen Brunson went to the locker room during Game 2.

May 10, 2023; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) is knocked to the / Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

UPDATE: Jalen Brunson is available to return (h/t Underdog NBA).

Status alert: Jalen Brunson (foot) will start second half Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) May 9, 2024

UPDATE: Jalen Brunson is warming up for the second half (h/t SNY's Ian Begley).

Jalen Brunson has come out to the court for the second half.

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) May 9, 2024

On Wednesday evening, the New York Knicks are playing the Indiana Pacers (at home) for Game 2 of their second-round playoff series.

During the game, Jalen Brunson went to the locker room with an injury.

Brunson has five points, one rebound, one assist and one steal while shooting 2/2 from the field and 1/1 from the three-point range in his first eight minutes of playing time.

Via Underdog NBA: "Status alert: Jalen Brunson (hand) in locker room Wednesday."

Status alert: Jalen Brunson (hand) in locker room Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) May 9, 2024

The Knicks have now announced an update on Brunson's status for the remainder of the game.

Via Knicks PR: "Jalen Brunson (sore right foot) is questionable to return."

Jalen Brunson (sore right foot) is questionable to return.

— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) May 9, 2024

Brunson is the team's best player, and finished the regular season with averages of 28.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists per contest while shooting 47.9% from the field and 40.1% from the three-point range in 77 games.

The Knicks are the second seed in the Eastern Conference and had a 50-32 record.

They beat the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (in six games).

May 6, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives to the basket / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

As for the Pacers, they are the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference and had a 47-35 record.

They beat the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (in five games).

Currently, the Knicks lead the Pacers 1-0 in the series after winning Game 1 by a score of 121-117.

Spike Lee showed up to Game 2 with a couple of presents for Reggie Miller 📰🔥 pic.twitter.com/2jVJAfqHGz

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 8, 2024

Game 3 of the series will be on Friday evening in Indiana.

Whoever wins the series will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and face off against the Boston Celtics or the Cleveland Cavaliers.