Steve Kerr Comes To Jalen Brunson's Defense A Day After Knicks Guard Jeered By Pistons Fans

steve kerr comes to jalen brunsons defense a day after knicks guard jeered by pistons fans

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was booed almost every time he touched the ball in Game 3 against the Detroit Pistons .

Brunson heard much worse than that Thursday night during a win that gave the Knicks a 2-1 lead in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Fans at Little Caesars Arena directed a three-word chant at Brunson - beginning with a four-letter profanity and ending with his name - on numerous occasions. Golden State's Draymond Green heard the same phrase in Houston this week, and on Friday, Warriors coach Steve Kerr came to the defense of both players and scolded the fans.

Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau wasn't concerned about Brunson getting his feelings hurt.

"To Jalen, those are cheers," Thibodeau said. "He lives for that stuff."