The New York Knicks are the toast of the town again, and point guard Jalen Brunson is king. However, one person who has a bittersweet affection for the top 10 NBA scorer at 26.3 points per game, is Martha Stewart. In fact, she’s all broken up about the diminutive dynamo.

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Stewart reportedly confronted Brunson a year after he crashed into the lifestyle mogul and good friend of rapper Snoop Dogg while she lounged courtside at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2025. These kinds of interactions happen all of the time between celebrities and players diving into the stands. 

Martha Stewart says her open-toe shoes are the reason Knicks star Jalen Bruson broke her toe during a sideline collision as she sat courtside Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2025. (Getty Images)

Jalen Brunson Breaks Martha Stewart’s Toe

The crash resulted in a broken toe for Stewart, who recently appeared on Brunson’s podcast and recalled the painful interaction. She also revealed that Brunson has since apologized to her and gifted her a signed basketball to give to her grandson. 

Stewart had something funny to say about that.

“All I got out of it was a signed basketball for my grandchild,” she joked.

Appearing on Brunson’s podcast, “The Roommate Show,” alongside his teammate and co-host Josh Hart, Stewart reflected on that courtside collision and also shared a current update. As they showed a clip of her discussing the incident with Jimmy Fallon back in 2025, Brunson is clearly regretful and a bit embarrassed as he covers his face and shakes his head. Hart, of course, lives to make Brunson uncomfortable, so this was a golden moment for him. 

“You didn’t know. It’s not your fault, it’s my fault for wearing open-toe shoes to a basketball game,” said Stewart, who also spoke to the excruciating pain she immediately felt when Brunson crashed into her on the sidelines.

Martha Stewart Says Her Open-Toe Shoes Were To Blame For Broken Toe, Not Brunson 

Stewart was quick to acquit the three-time NBA All-Star of any blame. Brunson apologized immediately after the incident that went down during the Knicks’ 135-138 loss to the Indiana Pacers in overtime, prior to knowing that he also broke Martha’s toe. Stewart blames her fashion choices, and she knows better now. 

“See those open-toe shoes? Never, ever wear open-toe shoes to a game like that when you’re sitting on the floor,” Stewart said on the show. “That’s why I’m wearing open-toe shoes 1775042194, because that’s the only kind of shoes I can wear now.”

If that wasn’t enough, Stewart added that because the game went into overtime, she “couldn’t get up and leave to go take care of my toe,” which made things “more painful.”

Stewart also shared some observations about Brunson after being in close physical proximity.

“You don’t sweat… your arm was cold,” Stewart told Brunson on the podcast. “You had fallen, and you jumped up really fast. I remember saying to you, ‘It’s OK.’ You had no idea that you had hurt me. I didn’t say you hurt me, but I said, ‘It’s OK’.”

Stewart Said She Was Ok, But She Wasn’t 

“It wasn’t OK at all,” Stewart added with a laugh.

She found out how severe it was when she trekked to the Hospital of Special Surgery (HSS) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan after the game concluded to get her toe examined by a pro. 

“They’ve named it the ‘Stewart-Brunson fracture,’ ” she shared. “I have an X-ray, I’m going to leave you a picture of it… it was actually a break, so anyways, it’s better now.”

Stewart is always dressed to the nines, but next time she will dress for the moment.

“I look back at it as just something silly, stupid and funny,” she said, adding, “It was stupid of me.”

Some fans have never heard this story, but Stewart first let the world know that the Knicks superstar broke her toe when she appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in December 2025. She says it occurred during the last five minutes of the Knicks-Pacers game in May.

“Clash of The Titans” is more than just a movie. That’s what happened when Brunson collided with Martha Stewart last season at one of the most thrilling Knicks contests of the year. Brunson isn’t going to stop going all out on loose balls, but Stewart did learn a lesson about how you dress when you come to a Knicks game.