NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson is like many of us: he can’t live without video games. Brunson, 29, was asked about the one thing he couldn’t live without in an interview with his mother. His mother said it was family, and the two had very different answers. “The only thing I can’t live without is family,” Sandra Brunson said in a recent interview with Lindsay Czarniak. The full interview with Brunson and her mother will premiere during the third season of Czarniak’s podcast. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson celebrates after winning the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs during Game 5 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 13, 2026. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE) “So my answer was going to be video games, but I can’t do that right now,” Brunson said on the show, teasing a laugh from his mother. Brunson said he is currently playing FC 26, EA’s latest soccer game, and is waiting for the next edition of the game. As a child, the NBA Finals MVP was allowed to play video games on the weekends, but he had to earn his time on the console. ZERO BS. ONLY DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Jalen Brunson is seen at the New York Knicks parade along the Canyon of Heroes in New York City on June 18, 2026. (NDZ/Star Max/GC Images) “Any amount of hours he put into video games he had to give back in the form of an education, whether it was reading a book, so that limited him,” Sandra said. However, the former Villanova star said there was a catch, because he was allowed to play video games as long as he had a friend. finished. If his parents’ old rules still applied to Brunson, he could still play a lot during the NBA season, since two of his closest friends from college, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges, are on the Knicks. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson speaks during a ceremony at New York City Hall on June 18 following the championship parade. Brunson was the Finals MVP. (IMAGES IMAGES via Reuters Connect) That trio was instrumental in helping the Knicks win their first title in 53 seasons in June. The Knicks captain will look to try to follow this year’s title with another next summer, while also managing to play a lot of video games. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.
