Nbcdfw iconNbcdfwSep 27, 2026 ~1 min source read

New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson kicks off the new season of ‘SNL'

"The last sketch is going to be amazing." The monologue featured "SNL" veteran Kenan Thompson as ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, invited by Brunson so the player could "get some closure" after Smith had expressed doubts about his abilities.

New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson kicks off the new season of ‘SNL'

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"The last sketch is going to be amazing." The monologue featured "SNL" veteran Kenan Thompson as ESPN commentator Stephen A.

Smith, invited by Brunson so the player could "get some closure" after Smith had expressed doubts about his abilities.

"I am man enough to admit that I was wrong when the New York Knickerbockers signed you and I did not think that you were the answer," Thompson's Smith said.

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"The last sketch is going to be amazing." The monologue featured "SNL" veteran Kenan Thompson as ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, invited by Brunson so the player could "get some closure" after Smith had expressed doubts about his abilities. "I am man enough to admit that I was wrong when the New York Knickerbockers signed you and I did not think that you were the answer," Thompson's Smith said.

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  • NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, of the 2026 championship-winning New York Knicks, kicked off the 52nd season of " Saturday Night Live." During Saturday's hoops-heavy show, Brunson delivered a monologue in...
  • "The first three quarters of the show are going to be god-awful," he said.

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"Nor did I believe that you could deliver the team's first championship since 1973, when I was only 5 years old." Knicks teammates Josh Hart, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns made cameos to portray members of the studio audience chosen to ask questions of the point guard.

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