Sources: Knicks’ Jalen Brunson has Grade 1 ankle sprain

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson suffered a Grade 1 right ankle sprain during Wednesday night’s game and will be evaluated daily moving forward, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday.

Brunson has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Miami Heat, according to the injury report.

Brunson was injured on a drive to the basket with less than two minutes remaining in the Knicks’ 124-107 home loss to the Orlando Magic.

After the game, coach Mike Brown said only that Brunson had twisted his ankle, but provided no other details. Brunson was not available to speak to reporters, but was seen leaving Madison Square Garden in a walking boot and using crutches.

The Knicks were down 115-99 at the time of Brunson’s injury. He scored 31 points with six assists before exiting the game with 1:52 remaining.

The injury involves the same high ankle sprain that Brunson suffered last season that forced him to miss 15 games. It was initially written off as a two-week injury, but he sat out for more time before returning for the playoffs. He appeared to aggravate his ankle injury several times in the first round, but it seemed otherwise unimpeded during New York’s run to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The loss to the Magic ended the Knicks’ five-game winning streak and was their first home loss after starting the season 7-0 at MSG.

ESPN’s Vincent Goodwill contributed to this report.