Karl-Anthony Towns knows Josh Hart will be jealous after this Jalen Brunson take

The New York Knicks fell in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, but remained confident about the series heading into Game 4 back at Madison Square Garden.

In just his second year with the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns has helped them to the Finals alongside Jalen Brunson, a duo that has seen a relationship develop and blossom quickly. Even with the team is facing a little bit of adversity, there’s not a lot of concern around the team about a loss.

During Tuesday’s media availability, Jalen Brunson praised Karl-Anthony Towns and broke down what the relationship has looked like over the last two seasons.

“He’s been a great teammate,” Brunson said. “He’s been a very great teammate. But most importantly, the person he is is fantastic. Like, he’s a person who is willing to do whatever to kind of help out, whether he knows you well or not. That’s just who his character is, that’s just who he is. That translates on the court.

“I didn’t really know him as well back then. Getting to know him now, it’s an unfair narrative of him, but I truly love that dude and everything he’s done for this team, this city and as a friend. He’s been fantastic.”

"I truly love that dude and everything that he's done for this team, this city, and as a friend. He's been fantastic."

– Jalen Brunson on Karl-Anthony Towns pic.twitter.com/NOlNSA3i0d

— SNY Knicks (@sny_knicks) June 9, 2026

Towns was informed of Brunson’s comments and then asked about his relationship with the Knicks star point guard.

“Did he say that with Josh around or no?” Towns laughed.

“He did not,” the reporter answered.

“Ooh, Josh is going to be jealous,” Towns added, before responding to the inquiry of his relationship with Jalen Brunson.

“I think our friendship is built off of respect. We’ve had so much respect for each other as opponents, and now to be teammates, spending true time with each other as teammates. I’ve always said, we spend more time with each other than our families, our kids. So to see who we truly are on a day-to-day basis and how we truly treat people and the things that the media says, is it true, is it not, and you’re getting to see firsthand what the truth really is.

“I’m glad I’ve been able to not only earn his respect even more as a basketball player, but as a man. For him to appreciate the advice I give him on the daily, in daily life and things I see, it means a lot.”

"Ooohh, Josh is going to be jealous"

Karl-Anthony Towns is asked about these comments from Jalen Brunson https://t.co/FVFlSJoPq9 pic.twitter.com/seSPYz6KTs

— SNY Knicks (@sny_knicks) June 9, 2026

Together, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns have gotten the Knicks to within two wins of the NBA Championship. With a quick turnaround before Game 4 of the Finals on Wednesday night, both teams will need to quickly move on from the results of Game 3.

Game 4 will tip off at 8:30PM EST on ABC.

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