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5, at 9 p.m. Brunson, 30, shot the episode in Brooklyn in September, after the Knicks won their first title since 1973. He has since carried the Knicks past the Spurs in five games for the franchise’s first title in 53 years.
The team lost its first three games of the season and has won two straight since.
The reigning NBA Finals MVP will guest star on Law & Order: SVU, and a teaser for the episode, titled “Forsaken,” has dropped. The trailer says otherwise, and the character name is a clever one. He said in July he would love to appear on the show. Cameras rolled in September, and according to Comic Basics, Hargitay hinted at the casting online with “a playful nod to the Knicks’ starting lineup.
Jalen Brunson has a new job to learn in New York, and it has nothing to do with the Knicks’ offense. It airs Thursday, Nov. ET on NBC. Some fans expected him to play himself. The official synopsis gives a few details. A wedding guest is assaulted at the reception, and Benson’s squad uncovers a secret that changes the direction of the case. Carisi, meanwhile, finds his push for justice harder when key witnesses refuse to cooperate. She called him a “bucket-list guest star. New York has not had a smooth start. Brunson has dealt with doubt before. The lefty point guard arrived in the NBA as a two-time national champion at Villanova, yet many saw him as too small and not athletic enough to be a star.