The New York Knicks are inching closer to getting one of their biggest stars back in time for the stretch run. Jalen Brunson is reportedly expected to return to practice Friday and could be listed as questionable to play in Saturday's game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes.

The Knicks don't have much incentive to rush him back. At 48-27, the team is virtually locked into the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, eight games behind the 2-seed Boston Celtics and four games clear of the 4-seed Indiana Pacers with seven games left. Barring a fairly epic collapse, New York's seed is locked

CLEVELAND (AP) — New York star guard Jalen Brunson has been cleared for basketball activities and could return to the Knicks’ lineup for the final week of the regular season, coach Tom Thibodeau said before Wednesday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

New York Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson is expected to return to practice and could see game action this weekend.

Brunson hasn’t played since spraining his ankle on March 6. He needs four more games to qualify for postseason awards. If he doesn’t play in both games of back-to-back sets (the Knicks have two more of those), a return by this weekend will get him exactly to the 65-game threshold by the season finale in Brooklyn on April 13.

The New York Knicks have been treading water since Jalen Brunsonsprained his ankle on March 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers. They are 6-5 without their All-Star point guard and still holding off the surging Indiana Pacers for the No.

The Atlanta Hawks are set to face the New York Knicks on Saturday, hoping to break their current two game losing skid. Atlanta and New York have had some great

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) talks to head coach Tom Thibodeau in the second half of Game 4 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks won 102-93. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York star guard Jalen Brunson has been cleared for basketball activities and could return to the Knicks' lineup for the final week of regular season.