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Jalen Brunson’s ‘SNL’ Monologue Sees Knicks Starting 5 Roasting Each Other

Jalen Brunson’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue featured some familiar faces, as the remaining members of the Knicks starting five visited Studio 8H to roast their team captain. But before Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby appeared on screen, Kenan Thompson took the stage as ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith. “Let me say […]

Jalen Brunson’s ‘SNL’ Monologue Sees Knicks Starting 5 Roasting Each Other

Jalen Brunson hosted "Saturday Night Live" and was joined onstage by his New York Knicks teammates for his opening monologue. The group, which included Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Josh Hart, poked fun at each other.

According to Variety, Kenan Thompson also appeared as ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith during the monologue. Brunson joked that he would approach "SNL" the same way he approached the NBA finals, with the first part being "god awful" and the last part being great, as per TheWrap.

The teammates participated in a Q&A, with Variety and Deadline noting that they roasted their team captain, Brunson. The event marked a victory lap for Knicks fans, following a win, Deadline reported.

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