Knicks Star Jalen Brunson Turns TV Hero in NYC's Own Law & Order
The NBA champion makes a cameo on the hit series, highlighting local talent and pride.
Jalen Brunson, a New York Knicks player, made a guest appearance on the latest episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which aired on Thursday.
In the brief scene, Brunson played a police officer who handed a suspect’s details to Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson, the actress known for the role.
He told Variety, “I Focused on My Goals… Things Worked Out,” and the New York Post noted the pairing as a “playful pop culture meeting of the minds for two Big Apple icons: Jalen Brunson and Mariska Hargitay.”
The Knicks star also dropped a Knicks reference during his SVU debut, a nod to the team he led to its first NBA championship in 53 years in June.
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New York Post
Jalen Brunson delivers as detective in guest spot on ‘Law and Order: SVU’
The Knicks superstar made a guest appearance in the latest episode of “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” which aired on Thursday.
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Jalen Brunson drops Knicks reference on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ debut with pal Mariska Hargitay
While the MVP shouldn’t quit his day job for Hollywood, it’s a playful pop culture meeting of the minds for two Big Apple icons: Jalen Brunson and Mariska Hargitay.
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Jalen Brunson Makes ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Acting Debut as a Promoted Cop: ‘I Focused on My Goals… Things Worked Out’
Jalen Brunson, who led the New York Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years in June, guest starred as a cop in Thursday’s episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” He appears in the episode for one brief scene, meeting up with Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson to provide information on a suspect […]
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Jalen Brunson is a New York Knicks player.
- Mariska Hargitay is an actress who plays Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
- Jalen Brunson made a guest appearance on the latest episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
- The episode aired on Thursday.
- In his guest appearance, Jalen Brunson played a cop, appearing in one brief scene in which he provides information on a suspect to Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson, according to Variety.
- "I Focused on My Goals… Things Worked Out" — attributed to Jalen Brunson in a Variety headline.
- Jalen Brunson led the New York Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years in June, according to Variety.
- "While the MVP shouldn't quit his day job for Hollywood, it's a playful pop culture meeting of the minds for two Big Apple icons: Jalen Brunson and Mariska Hargitay." — New York Post.
- Jalen Brunson dropped a Knicks reference on his "Law & Order: SVU" debut, according to the New York Post.
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