Host Jalen Brunson gets assist from Knicks on 'SNL' premiere - ESPN

Jalen Brunson brought four of his NBA champion teammates to «Saturday Night Live.»

The reigning NBA Finals MVP had four of his New York Knicks teammates — Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Josh Hart — in the audience for his monologue Saturday night, in his role as host of the NBC program's 52nd season premiere.

Brunson poked fun at how he's not going to sing, how ESPN's Stephen A. Smith — a Knicks fan, portrayed during the monologue by longtime «SNL» star Kenan Thompson — owed him an apology for questioning his abilities and even quipped about how much he's looking forward to getting back to the Knicks' home court at Madison Square Garden.

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«The exact spot where Taylor and Travis got married,» Brunson said, referring to the summer wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the team's arena.

But the best assists came from Towns, Bridges, Anunoby and Hart, who all asked Brunson questions as part of the monologue.

Towns asked if someone could foul out of «SNL.» When told it's not possible, Towns said, «So I can be here, like, the whole show? Nice.»

Bridges asked Brunson if his arms were long, but lamented that he'll never fly. Anunoby, who got a huge ovation, asked Brunson if he recalled missing a shot late in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against San Antonio — a series that the Knicks won in five games. The Game 4 shot that Anunoby was referring to was a last-second tip-in — off a Brunson miss — that basically ensured the Knicks would win the game.

«That was awesome,» Anunoby said.

Hart, who co-hosts a podcast with Brunson, asked his New York teammate about how he left $113 million on the bargaining table when signing with the Knicks. Brunson, in turn, asked