Chris Foss

Jalen Brunson reveals that at 13 one line from Bob Hurley Sr. showed him his father’s pushing was never personal, and explains why he turns any coach yelling to find his breaking point into a positive message “Yeah, there was one, it was not necessarily on the court, actually. There was a moment when I was about 13 years old. I was at a tournament or something where I met Bobby Hurley Sr, and I mean, he’s a legend, obviously, and I was with my dad." "And I don’t remember if it’s coincidence or it happened, but I just remember it happened. And my dad was never my coach on a team, but he was always, like, my trainer and my mentor, father, obviously, but he always was pushing me on the court." "And Coach Hurley said, just know when your dad’s being a dad and when he’s being a coach. And I think that made me realize that whatever was happening on the court was never personal. Just wanted the best for me." "And so in high school and college, I had these coaches trying to, like, just always yelling. Yeah, just trying to, like, push me, trying to see, like, where my breaking point was. And I realized I had a dad who pushed me to the limit. And so no matter what is said or going on, I will always find a way to kind of take the message, right? And then turn it into something positive, regardless of how it’s being said or whatever, in the moment or whatever. That was a big moment for me.”