Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson and guard Josh Hart met with some Yankees players before throwing out the first pitch during Wednesday’s 10-5 win over the White Sox.
Fresh off a 2026 NBA championship victory, Brunson and Hart received an outpouring of congratulatory messages from Yankees manager Aaron Boone, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, catcher J.C. Escarra, pitcher Came Schlittler and more in the clubhouse, as seen in a video posted by the Yankees.
“Long week, but great week,” Brunson, who was named the MVP of the 2026 NBA Finals, told Boone.
“I got goosebumps for you,” Boone said.
The two champs — who helped bring a title back to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 53 years — dapped up a bunch of Yankees players and exchanged pleasantries in the video.
Hart said he played baseball “when I was younger,” when asked by Goldschmidt if he was ready to toss the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium.
“We’ll be alright,” Brunson said.
“It’s just New York fans out there, you know, waiting for a strike,” Goldschmidt joked.
At one point, they were seen practicing throwing in the bullpen.
Hart also congratulated outfield prospect Spencer Jones on being called up by the Yankees.
Brunson’s wife, Ali, and Hart’s wife, Shannon, were there and sporting Yankees jerseys.
Hart also has a Yankees connection; his great-uncle, Elston Howard, was the franchise’s first African-American player and is enshrined in Monument Park, per MLB.com.
The Yankees actually will have a Josh Hart bobblehead night in September.
Brunson and Hart, former Villanova teammates, threw the first pitches in front of 38,558 in The Bronx before the Knicks’ championship parade Thursday.
The ticker-tape parade will begin at 10 a.m. ET.
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