New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson says the right environment made it easy for him to put basketball first in high school.
In a joint appearance with his mother on the “Things No One Tells You” podcast, Brunson said the support he received from those around him helped lay the foundation for his success.
Brunson said his parents taught him that he only had the time and energy to excel at two of three things in high school: grades, basketball, or a social life.
“School was clearly wasn’t an option to say no to, so it was really between basketball and my social life — and I chose basketball,” Brunson told podcast host Lindsay Czarniak.
He said his days…
