Jalen Brunson Hilariously Labels Immanuel Quickley 'Him' After Knicks-Celtics Thriller
Quickley's performance didn't go unnoticed by New York's sidelined star guard.
The Knicks have taken down the Celtics in each of their last two games, coming away with a victory on Sunday during a double overtime thriller between the rival sides. New York pulled off the win without Jalen Brunson, who was sidelined for the contest.
Despite not playing, Brunson was fully tuned into the game, and he was fired up for Immanuel Quickley after the point guard recorded a career-high 38 points.
After Quickley's career night, Brunson took to Twitter to officially label the Knicks point guard as "Him," offering an assortment of "him" themed nicknames, including "Himbo Fisher" and "Him Hortons."
Quickley was sensational for the Knicks in the absence of Brunson. The 23-year-old logged a game-high 55 minutes, only sitting out for three minutes despite the contest going to double overtime, scoring 38 points on 15-of-28 shooting while adding seven assists, eight rebounds, four steals, and two blocks.
He now stands as the only player in the NBA to play 50-plus minutes in multiple games this season. While Quickley averages 27.6 minutes per night, his workload was doubled on Sunday as he was simply too valuable to take off the floor in helping the Knicks run their current win streak to nine games.