{"id":107133,"date":"2025-06-18T12:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/107133\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T12:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:01:13","slug":"thought-we-lost-you-bro-jalen-brunsons-cryptic-post-goes-viral-sparks-tension-among-new-york-knicks-fans-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/107133\/","title":{"rendered":"“Thought we lost you bro” – Jalen Brunson\u2019s cryptic post goes viral, sparks tension among New York Knicks fans | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\""ThoughtJalen Brunson\u2019s cryptic post goes viral, sparks tension among New York Knicks fans (Image Credit: Getty Images) Jalen Brunson posted a cryptic message on X, and it drew every New York Knicks fan\u2019s attention. Fans got worried if there had been some strategic change in the teams\u2019 lineup surrounding Brunson. Brunson clarified his post later, which drew mixed reactions from fans. A fan thought that he had lost Brunson to another team and commented, \u201cI thought we lost you, bro.\u201d Brunson played 83 games in total, including regular season and playoffs. With consistent clutch performances, he won the 2025 NBA Clutch Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n

Jalen Brunson\u2019s humor goes wrong, leaves his fans worried due to his cryptic post<\/p>\n

Jalen Brunson is enjoying his offseason as of now and has various leisure activities at hand. He recently gave a peek into what is keeping him engaged by dropping a one-liner on X. He wrote, \u201cI am genuinely confused\u201dThe four-word message could mean anything to X users, and they also became as confused as Brunson\u2019s intriguing post. Thankfully, he was referring only to a dating show on TV where his namesake Jalen Brown is appearing. Clarifying his post, which had drawn 3M views by the time of writing this piece, he wrote:\u201cDamn my bad yall, I was talking about love island\u201dThe post had left fans confused as well, and left them worried. Most of them thought he got traded, which was actually not true.A fan wrote, \u201cCaptain. Please don\u2019t scare us like that man.\u201dReferring to trade rumors, one fan commented, \u201cWe thought you got traded to Washington\u201dThe out-of-context post didn\u2019t sit well with one fan, and he shared his frustration, saying:\u201cNormalize adding more context to tweets…..wouldve taken you 2.7 seconds to type “of what this love island episode is about” after the word confused on the original tweet….actually, after typing it just now I realize it takes 1.175 seconds to do it\u201dAnother comment was, \u201cGod Damn Jalen I thought we lost you bro\u201dSome fans got curious and talked back to the New York Knicks star and asked about his thoughts on some of the couples performing in Love Island. There were a few others who wanted him to work harder in the gym and spend less time on television shows.<\/p>\n

Jalen Brunson gave award-winning performances in 2025 season<\/p>\n

Just like with this post on X, Jalen Brunson captured everyone\u2019s attention on the court during the regular season and playoffs with his exceptional performances. He was given 35.4 minutes per game on average during the regular season, in which he pitched in 26 PPG. It made him the 8th highest NBA scorer in the regular season.Brunson emerged as one of the promising stars in the regular season. He was named the Eastern Conference All-Star starter. His consistent clutch performances (5.6PPG in the clutch) and 52 FGs earned him the NBA Clutch Player of the Year title.Alongside Karl-Anthony Towns, he was selected for the All-NBA Second Team.Also Read: Why New York Knicks can eye this low-cost option to pair with Jalen Brunson in backcourt?<\/a>The good news is that all is well in Jalen Brunson\u2019s world. The fans worrying over his post indicate his growing popularity, which he has amassed over the years. With his breakthrough performances, he has solidified himself as a valuable player for the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jalen Brunson\u2019s cryptic post goes viral, sparks tension among New York Knicks fans (Image Credit: Getty Images) Jalen…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3768],"tags":[22579,7,288,304,22578,6,452,1136,191,3810,3806],"class_list":{"0":"post-107133","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-knicks","8":"tag-2025-nba-season","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-jalen-brunson","11":"tag-knicks","12":"tag-love-island","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-nba-clutch-player-of-the-year","15":"tag-new-york","16":"tag-new-york-knicks","17":"tag-newyork","18":"tag-newyorkknicks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114704265019137063","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}