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The Knicks’ Jalen Brunson’s Relationship With His Jewish Wife, Dr. Alison Marks, Is Just So Beautiful

JL;DR SUMMARY Jalen Brunson, the celebrated point guard of the New York Knicks, shares a beautiful love story with his Jewish wife, Dr. Alison Marks Brunson. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionsPancreatic CancerNbaJewish MarriageKetubahNew York KnicksJalen BrunsonAlison MarksProject PurpleHigh School Sweethearts

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"There are few more beloved New Yorkers right now than Jalen Brunson, the Knicks point guard and team captain."
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
"He is buried at Shalom Memorial Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois."
Pennsylvania, United States
"despite going long-distance while attending college, with Alison staying in Illinois for undergrad and Jalen attending Villanova University in Pennsylvania."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"The couple got married at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago in July of 2023."
Illinois, United States
"The couple attended Illinoiss Adlai E. Stevenson High School in the suburbs of Chicago."
Westchester, New York, United States
"She runs her own boutique physiotherapy business out of Westchester, New York."

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