Watch Jalen Brunson’s ‘SNL’ Monologue and Best Skits Featuring Cameos from the Knicks’ KAT, OG, Hart and Bridges

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson hosted the season 52 premiere of Saturday evening live, and he did it with the help of a few of his teammates.

During his opening monologue, Brunson took questions from Knicks teammates Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges in the audience before they all joined him on stage.

Brunson became only the fifth basketball player to host SNL and the first since LeBron James in 2007.

Brunson is coming off an impressive 2025-26 season in which he helped the Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, winning the organization’s first championship in 53 years.

The three-time All-Star averaged 26.0 points in the regular season before recording 28.4 points, 6.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game with shooting splits of 46.5/36.3/84.6 during New York’s playoff run. Brunson was named Eastern Conference Finals MVP and Finals MVP for his efforts.

The Knicks will begin their 2026-27 campaign against the Philadelphia 76ers on October 20.