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Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Faked Out Kings Defender With Brilliant Move, and NBA Fans Loved It

The New York Knicks guard completely fooled Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis.

Joseph Salvador

Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Faked Out Kings Defender With Brilliant Move, and NBA Fans Loved It
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Faked Out Kings Defender With Brilliant Move, and NBA Fans Loved It /
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New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is enjoying his best season yet, and he showed just why Saturday night when his latest on-the-court move lit the internet on fire against the Sacramento Kings. 

With just over 40 seconds left to go in the game and the Knicks leading by three points, Brunson was sizing up Kings defender Keon Ellis. But Brunson noticed that the young guard kept turning his head around to look for a screen. Seeing this, the Knicks star got creative. 

Brunson pretended as if he were calling for a screen to his left, and sure enough, Ellis took the bait and turned his head—giving Brunson a wide-open lane to the hoop. 

Brunson took off and got an easy bucket, leaving Ellis bewildered. New York went on to win, 98–91, and Brunson finished with 42 points to lead all scorers. The fake screen was the play of the game, and NBA fans loved it online.

Here are some of the best reactions to Brunson’s head-turning play from social media: 

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