New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson returned to action Sunday and scored 15 points in a 112-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns after missing the past month with a right ankle sprain.

On the March 6 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Knicks fans’ lives flashed before their eyes. Jalen Brunson badly turned his ankle and crumbled to the ground in pain.

New York star guard Jalen Brunson has been cleared for basketball activities and could return to the Knicks' lineup for the final week of the regular season, coach Tom Thibodeau said before Wednesday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.