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Jalen Brunson wears a big target after leading Knicks to NBA title

Brunson led New York to the NBA title and is now the player every opponent will plan around; the league has noticed he is short.

On air: Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:38 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

At a glance

First reported by AP News: “Jalen Brunson may be small, but he wears a big target now after leading the Knicks to the NBA title”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:38 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Knicks, NBA.
BBN covered this story before: Gaetz named in new civil lawsuit; NFL, NHL, NBA headlines (October 16).

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AP NewsJalen Brunson may be small, but he wears a big target now after leading the Knicks to the NBA title

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNow to basketball. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to the NBA title, AP reports he is small, and he now wears a big target.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJoining us now from a parking garage is someone with direct knowledge of this situation.
Xavier DootlebrookI can only speak if my voice is disguised. This is my disguised voice. I am whispering near a concrete pillar.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo what do you know about Brunson being a target?
Xavier DootlebrookMultiple people are aware of him, and some of them are tall. That horn was a signal, not an accident.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEvery team in the league can see he won the title. It was on television. What is the secret?
Xavier DootlebrookThe secret is the Knicks won. I have the key document right here, and it is a stub from level three.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is a parking ticket.
Xavier DootlebrookIt is a ticket that proves I was near a parking garage when the title happened. Honk. That was also a signal.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLet me ask again. Who has the target on Brunson, and where did you learn it?
Xavier DootlebrookI cannot say who. I can say they park in a different garage, and that is before anyone checks the footage. I know nothing.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere is my real question. If the WWE belt came with the Knicks title ring, what does that bundle sell for at auction?
Xavier DootlebrookI would need a second garage and a lawyer. Put me down as a source familiar with a belt.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor the record, what is your name?
Xavier DootlebrookLevel three. That was my name. Honk.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock, is there anything in the sky over that garage, or is it just concrete?