“I definitely look at that and say, ‘Man, I wish my dad was on the bench coaching me and I could look down at him and say, ‘What do you think about that play?’ ” Irving said. “It’s healthy, it’s a legacy league and to see them working together, and to see Jalen take that torch that his father left for him as he teaching him the game of basketball.”

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During games, Rick Brunson, his father and the Knicks’ assistant coach, frequently gives his son coaching advice. Rick used to play for the Knicks and other clubs in the NBA. In a strange turn of events, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban blamed Rick for Brunson’s departure from the team in 2022 as a result of problems with his free agency discussions, which opened the door for the Mavericks to sign Irving from the Nets the previous season.May be an image of 2 people, people playing basketball, basketball jersey and textKnicks’ frantic rally falls short in loss to MavericksMark Cuban: Mavericks never had an opportunity to re-sign Jalen Brunson