While the NBA season is still over a month away, Jalen Brunson will be on your screen even sooner.
Aptly crowned "The King of New York," Brunson is set to make an appearance on the iconic sketch-comedy show Saturday Night Live, which films in the Big Apple, on Sept. 26, the program announced on Wednesday.
Brunson will host the show's Season 52 premiere episode, with pop group Katseye appearing as a musical guest.
The star guard is coming off an eventful summer when he led the Knicks to their first NBA championship in over half a century.
New York took down the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals back in June, with Brunson earning MVP of the title-clinching series. The three-time all-star chipped in 32.6 points, 4.6 assists and 4.2 rebounds per contest through five games.
En route to the championship, Brunson collected an Eastern Conference Finals MVP award, NBA Cup MVP and all-NBA second team selection after posting regular-season averages of 26 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists through 74 games.
Brunson will now belong to an exclusive group of NBAers to host SNL, joining the likes of Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and LeBron James, who was the last to do so in 2007.
Other athletes to host the show in recent years include Eli and Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Travis Kelce, JJ Watt, Ronda Rousey and Michael Phelps.
