Wait, cousin? Quinta Brunson has the internet guessing if she’s related to Jalen Brunson of the Knicks

Jun 16, 2026 - 08:00
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Wait, cousin? Quinta Brunson has the internet guessing if she’s related to Jalen Brunson of the Knicks
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Everyone is all in on the Knicks after their historic title win. It’s also prompted people to guess whether there’s a legit connection among all the Brunsons in New York, Jersey and Philly.

On Monday, two days removed from leading the New York Knicks to an elusive NBA title, Jalen Brunson was everywhere. “Good Morning America,” “The TODAY Show,” “The View, and “First Take.” Each show had a segment either dedicated to an interview for the newly minted NBA Finals MVP or him and his fellow Knicks teammates. If he wasn’t the King of New York already, he definitely is now.

And all of his “cousins” are coming out to celebrate him.

Quinta Brunson, a noted Philly native and 76ers fan, took to her Instagram Stories to congratulate Brunson on his title win with a side-by-side photo they took during the Disney Upfronts in May.

“Congrats to my cousin and the Knicks. What. A. Series,” she wrote.

Quinta wasn’t the only Brunson looking to celebrate with the “family.” Quentin Brunson (who isn’t related to Quinta, by the way) shared a photo of the three at the same upfront, and he joked that the family group chat was “getting ridiculous.”

“The family group chat is getting ridiculous,” Quentin captioned his post. “NBA Champion. Emmy winner. Now it’s my turn to make some noise.”

So, who exactly is related to whom?

Well, Jalen has a younger sister, Erica, who has been supporting her brother every step of the way during this playoff run. Erica went to Villanova University just like her big brother and now works at CAA, the agency that represents him. Quinta, who is the youngest of five, has two brothers, Kwei and Kalid and two sisters, Njia and Kiyana. So, the Brunsons (Quentin, Jalen and Quinta) aren’t “lood rela”ed by any means, even if Quinta grew up in Philly and Jalen in New Jersey. But, it’s cool to have a few “cousins” with the same last name.

A big time basketball fan, the Emmy and Golden Globe winn”r not only “atched acenter’sful” NBA Finals but also prepared for something that could be considered equally as stressful as the Finals, speaking at the Obama Presidential Center days before it opened to the public. On Sunday (June 14), Quinta joined former First Lady Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, for a taping of their “IMO Podcast” at the center’s Elie Wiesel Auditorium, in front of a private audience that included 100 young women from the Girls Opportunity Alliance Network.

So, while all of the Brunsons are doing big things in their respective fields, they aren’t exactly related. Or, they might actually be “cousins” in a way that is real if you know, you know.

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