Jalen Brunson wins ‘Best Championship Performance’ at 2026 ESPY Awards

Jalen Brunson was on center stage in New York again, this time for a trio of ovations at the 2026 ESPY Awards.

Jalen Brunson was on center stage in New York again Wednesday, this time for a trio of ovations at the 2026 ESPY Awards.

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Hosted by Marcello Hernandez of “Saturday Night Live” fame Wednesday evening at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York, the show ​kicked off with Brunson winning the first major award of the evening, before he capped things with another award a ‌couple of hours later and then joined his teammates on stage for the final award of the evening.

Brunson won “Best Championship Performance” and then “Best Athlete — Men’s Sports” for guiding the New York Knicks — the ESPY’s “Best Team” — to their first NBA championship since 1973. Brunson averaged 32.6 points per game in the Finals, to go along with 4.6 ​assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals. That came after a regular season where he averaged 26.0 points, 6.8 assists and 0.8 ​steals for the 53-29 Knicks.