Jalen Brunson vs. SGA foul-baiting debate gets Stephon Castle input amid Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals

On Wednesday evening, the New York Knicks went up 1-0 in their NBA Finals series against the San Antonio Spurs on the road. The Knicks got some clutch buckets in this one from Jalen Brunson, who didn’t shoot efficiently but knocked down the shots he needed to in order to get his team the win.

Brunson spent a lot of time being defended by Spurs guard Stephon Castle, who had a strong defensive series against reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals.

Recently, Castle spoke on the difference between guarding SGA and Brunson when it comes to their foul-drawing capabilities.

“Jalen likes to use angles a lot more, pump fakes. Get to his spots. Not really trying to draw fouls as much, trying to get to his midrange and spots where he likes,” he said, per SNY Knicks on X, formerly Twitter.

The propensity of Gilgeous-Alexander to embellish contact and get to the free throw line has been a major talking point throughout these playoffs, with some fans opining that the Thunder star was not being “ethical” in his scoring habits.

Brunson has been known to sell a call or two in his own time, but he still had plenty of complaints for the refs during and after the game on Wednesday, hitting the deck numerous times without getting a whistle.

The Spurs will want to keep Castle on Brunson defensively as much as possible moving forward in hopes of limiting the Knicks star to similar inefficient evenings like he had on Wednesday night.

Game 2 of the NBA Finals is set for Friday evening in San Antonio.

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