Jalen Brunson is showing he can do deadpan comedy just as well as basketball. The New York Knicks point guard and NBA Finals MVP made a recent appearance in the Emmys’ opening song alongside Mariska Hargitay. And in the clip above he teases his upcoming SNL hosting gig alongside KATSEYE.
“I’m Jalen Brunson, and I’ll be hosting the season premiere of SNL with musical guests KATSEYE,” he says in the clip above, before cast member Marcello Hernández tells him to try “a silly one.”
“That was a silly one,” comes the deadpan response.
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