SAN ANTONIO — It’s unusual for Jalen Brunson to be so visibly upset.
There was a reason for it. And the league has gotten involved.
The NBA is investigating two fans who allegedly made profane comments toward Brunson, The Post confirmed, at the end of the Knicks’ 105-95 Game 1 win over the Spurs Wednesday night at Frost Bank Arena.
As OG Anunoby shot free throws with just 20.6 seconds left in the game, Brunson could be seen talking with fans near the sideline. After the game, Brunson spoke with referee Scott Foster near the sideline and motioned toward the crowd.
He exchanged a few more words with the fans before Jose Alvarado and other Knicks teammates pulled him away.
A day later, he had no interest in revisiting it.
“I’m all good about talking about that,” Brunson said on Thursday when asked if something was said that crossed the line. “All good.”
Video that went viral on social media speculated that a woman sitting courtside was the culprit who Brunson had the exchange with. But that is not who the league believes was involved and is investigating, according to noti.group’s Stefan Bondy. They are instead investigating a man and one other person.
“I didn’t even see what happened,” Josh Hart said on Thursday. “I heard something about it. I didn’t really see it. I don’t know. He’s always pretty calm, pretty composed. I’m sure the fans probably said something crazy to kind of get him going. I wish I could answer that a little bit better, but I didn’t see the interaction.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
