Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton could be looking to settle their differences in a wrestling ring very soon.
THE The New York Knicks The star leader revealed he’s ready to face Tyrese Haliburton… in a WWE ring.
“I’ll never say never,” Brunson said at Fanatics Fest in New York. at the Jacob Javitz Center. “But maybe we can make it exist through speech.”
Brunson leaves the door open to a possible WWE debut.
The two superstar leaders had a memorable encounter on Friday Night Smackdown at Madison Square Garden last June, which set off a frenzy in the sports world.
The star guard duo got involved in a segment that began
Of course, this wouldn’t be the first time the professional wrestling world has come into conflict with the NBA.
Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman competed in a tag team match with the NWO and Diamond Dallas Page in WCW in 1998.
The two teams have developed a rivalry over the past season, similar to the epic rivalry between the Knicks and Pacers in the mid-to-late ’90s.
The two teams have met multiple times in the playoffs, creating some of the greatest moments in NBA history, such as Reggie Miller’s iconic 8-pointer and Larry Johnson’s 9-second buzzer beater in 1999.
Last season, the Knicks and Pacers played an epic seven-game series in the second round of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, in which the former defeated the latter.
Although the Knicks were favored to eliminate Indy, the Pacers managed to pull off a surprising away win that sent them to the Eastern Conference Finals, after the Knicks took a 2-0 lead.
But whether it’s in the ring or on the court, you can always expect a memorable moment when these two face off.
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